Help me decide!!!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Port Charlotte Florida
Help me decide!!!
I am in the process of rebuilding my transmission right now. I obviously have the rear out also. Should I do some upgrades to the rear while its out? I am pushing over 760rwhp. Thing is, is that I have heard different sides to the story. I have heard that the brace and upgrading the output shafts are a must. On the other hand, I have heard that when you do that, its putting more stress on the other more expensive parts. Basically that if its stock, the first thing to give will be the output shaft. Easy and inexpensive compared to the case or whatever!!! Please help me out here on your guys' suggestions, but hopefully your experience.
THANKS IN ADVANCE
JASON
THANKS IN ADVANCE
JASON
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From: Dyer, IN
I am in the process of rebuilding my transmission right now. I obviously have the rear out also. Should I do some upgrades to the rear while its out? I am pushing over 760rwhp. Thing is, is that I have heard different sides to the story. I have heard that the brace and upgrading the output shafts are a must. On the other hand, I have heard that when you do that, its putting more stress on the other more expensive parts. Basically that if its stock, the first thing to give will be the output shaft. Easy and inexpensive compared to the case or whatever!!! Please help me out here on your guys' suggestions, but hopefully your experience.
THANKS IN ADVANCE
JASON
THANKS IN ADVANCE
JASON
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Port Charlotte Florida
Well I know that, lol.. I just want to know if its going to be worth dumping all types of money into the rear, when it will still break. I've heard that when you upgrade the shafts, that they wont really break anymore but that puts more stress on other parts. I'd rather just replace a stock shaft every so often then risk splitting the case or trans ect... Just let the weakest link break
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Well I know that, lol.. I just want to know if its going to be worth dumping all types of money into the rear, when it will still break. I've heard that when you upgrade the shafts, that they wont really break anymore but that puts more stress on other parts. I'd rather just replace a stock shaft every so often then risk splitting the case or trans ect... Just let the weakest link break
Since you have a manual, running the much RWHP without upgrading the differential, just doesn't make any sense.
Good luck.
