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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 06:34 PM
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For those of you with drag radials or slicks, what are you doing to beef up your rearends? or are you? I would really hate to be stranded at the track after my rearend blew up. :eek:
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 10:49 PM
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Default Re: Rearends? (03 RED Z MAN)

The only real aftermarket parts have been hardened output shafts. :seeya
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 02:33 AM
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The only real aftermarket parts have been hardened output shafts. :seeya
:iagree: :cheers:
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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I have additional bracing holding my gears to the tranny.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=637987



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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 06:48 PM
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Stock rearend has held up fine for me. :thumbs: :cheers: :iagree:
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