Friends Stock Rear Took A Dump
Apr 3, 2006 | 11:08 PM
#14
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From: cedar hill, tx
Originally Posted by Speeds8erM-1
The 8.8 is LIGHT YEARS better than a 7.5 10 bolt. You can actually build an 8.8, good luck with a 7.5 and stick car. I have never seen a 7.5 run 5's in the 1/8 on the back bumper either.
The stock axles are horrible and seem to be worse on the Mach 1's? The stock trac lok will go but can be rebuilt with extra clutches and hold quite a bit. My buddy's 03 Cobra has a repacked trac lok and has done ALOT of 1.5 60 ft's without an issue.
The stock axles are horrible and seem to be worse on the Mach 1's? The stock trac lok will go but can be rebuilt with extra clutches and hold quite a bit. My buddy's 03 Cobra has a repacked trac lok and has done ALOT of 1.5 60 ft's without an issue.
trust me, in no way is that 8.8 as weak as the 7.5 10 bolt. i even heard of some third gen f-body guys trying to do 8.8" swaps into their camaros.
Apr 4, 2006 | 07:00 AM
#16
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From: Katy, TX
The GM 10 bolt isn't THAT weak, if driven properly. I finally broke mine after over a year of running 4.10's in a 3650 lb. car in the 11's, dropping the clutch at 4500 to 5500 .. Its kinda like the T5 3rd gear -- treat it right, and it'll handle quite a bit more power than it was designed for.
Still no match for the 8.8 though
Still no match for the 8.8 though
Apr 4, 2006 | 05:12 PM
#18
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From: Katy, TX
... or the user controlling the shock off the line. I'd load the gears by holding the clutch ever so slightly against the friction point while waiting for the lights to come down, and I wouldn't just side-step the pedal. A little finesse goes a long way -- or I just got really lucky 
You gotta let er ripppp! 
Apr 4, 2006 | 09:43 PM
#20
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From: Pensacola Florida
I used to slip the clutch off the line in my 94 Z28 but the night I decided to try dumping the clutch, it wasnt hooking but it damn sure broke, even had an LPW Support Cover on it. The spider gears and cross pin broke, blew everything in there. Rebuilt it with an Eaton Posi, Strange Gears and added the stud kit and it never broke but I was never able to really lean on it off the line. 
