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"It does not matter if your car is equipped with a 1-rib differential case, a 3-rib differential case or a million-rib differential case for the likelihood of transmission/differential case fracture to occur in that area due to metallurgical fatigue, deflection stress or excessive shock load events.
In all of these instances, there is still only 5 meager fasteners between the transmission-to-differential juncture where the greatest probability of fracture/breakage will occur. You can have any amount of differential case webbing count you want under the car, but the weak mounting point at the transmission extension housing still remains and is at risk, due to the light duty cast aluminum parts in that area.
In other words...a 1-rib case will fracture just as easily as a 3-rib unit would without the use of our product, because the small connection point at the transmission still has not changed and it's still weak- even though the differential case may be stronger by itself. "
"It does not matter if your car is equipped with a 1-rib differential case, a 3-rib differential case or a million-rib differential case for the likelihood of transmission/differential case fracture to occur in that area due to metallurgical fatigue, deflection stress or excessive shock load events.
In all of these instances, there is still only 5 meager fasteners between the transmission-to-differential juncture where the greatest probability of fracture/breakage will occur. You can have any amount of differential case webbing count you want under the car, but the weak mounting point at the transmission extension housing still remains and is at risk, due to the light duty cast aluminum parts in that area.
In other words...a 1-rib case will fracture just as easily as a 3-rib unit would without the use of our product, because the small connection point at the transmission still has not changed and it's still weak- even though the differential case may be stronger by itself. "
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St. Jude Donor '06
I would suggest you not only consider '08s, but also look hard at an '09. If you get pricing on an '09 from a Forum dealer like EVS Chevrolet you might be shocked at how small a price difference there is compared to an '08.
With an '09 you can:
Good luck!
With an '09 you can:
- Order exactly what you want
- Do a Buyer's Tour
- Get Museum Delivery
Good luck!
