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79 Z28
10-02-2003, 01:09 AM
anyone here running a 9"? just wonderin what setup your running if ya do
IROCNParts
10-02-2003, 09:25 AM
I have an 8.8 going in... same idea.. it will have a spool and 3.55s
iroc22
10-02-2003, 10:41 AM
My Dad's got a 9" behind a 350hp 350 TPI in his street rod ;D
iroc22
10-02-2003, 10:42 AM
I have an 8.8 going in... same idea.. it will have a spool and 3.55s



I'm puttin a Ford 8.8 in my Jeep soon, I cant wait to get that 7.6" Dana 35 outta there.
79 Z28
10-05-2003, 03:40 PM
damn looks like ill be the only one running a 9" guess it pays to be special ;D
IROCNParts
10-13-2003, 09:30 AM
damn looks like ill be the only one running a 9" guess it pays to be special ;D


hah your "special" ralph
lol
79 Z28
10-13-2003, 12:41 PM
yup ;D
66chevyIISS
10-13-2003, 01:55 PM
what happened to your indestructable 8.5" 10 bolt jason?
79 Z28
10-14-2003, 02:33 AM
what happened to your indestructable 8.5" 10 bolt jason?



its sitting under my car, in prime condition for someone to buy it :P its just whay buy axels, spool, all the other goodies for a 8.5 for the same price as a 9" soupe up you got no worries ever that it will break, im going for the overkill indestructable theme now ;)
IROCNParts
10-14-2003, 10:38 AM
what happened to your indestructable 8.5" 10 bolt jason?



its sitting under my car, in prime condition for someone to buy it :P its just whay buy axels, spool, all the other goodies for a 8.5 for the same price as a 9" soupe up you got no worries ever that it will break, im going for the overkill indestructable theme now ;)


Maybe you throw off bridge and it sink very quickly!
Jinks
10-14-2003, 11:46 AM
not enough faith in the gm rear ends !!!
79 Z28
10-14-2003, 02:13 PM
no i have faith! lol ive used mine for 3 years, on slicks etc heavy car high stall not one problem ever! but im not stupid i know what my car is gonna be doing now and it involves a t brake, so i dont want to put money in something 2 times over+ ::) :P
iroc22
10-14-2003, 06:26 PM
GM 12 bolts take less power to operate than the Ford 9" and with a c-clip eliminator kit they are just as strong.
79 Z28
10-14-2003, 10:47 PM
GM 12 bolts take less power to operate than the Ford 9" and with a c-clip eliminator kit they are just as strong.
haha im a gm fanatic but no its not as strong as a 9" 8.875 ring gear vs 9" ring gear the 9 inch center section is way more rigid and less flex as a 12 bolt for the pinion, case is way stronger cuz you can brace beam the back. pinion bearing is way beafier, already has a axle retention device, theres 400 bucks alone just to get it done on the 12 bolt. less ring gear deflection cuz its bolted to the case via 12 bolts instead of 4 on a 12 bolt. beefier main bearings. beefier spool (cuz thats whats going in) better gear ratio seletion. and the parts are cheap, cuz they are all over the place. theres a reason why the 9" and the dana 60 are the main rearends in drag racing with all the heavy hitting cars, its cuz they are way beefier and allout stronger. i think of a rearend as an investment do it right once and to last then you NEVER have to worry bout it ever 8)
66chevyIISS
10-15-2003, 07:39 AM
haha do it right once this why your doing it again ;) Spool on the street? have fun with that one.
79 Z28
10-15-2003, 11:57 AM
i never did it a first time to begin with :P its only got gears and clutchpacks. and a spool will be more reliable then a posi unit or a locker. and its only gonna see the amount of driving it did this year, limited on some weekends. who cares just turn like a semi lol ;D
sleepybu
10-25-2003, 12:47 AM
i put a 9" in my bu...what a wast of $$$$ >:( next time just going to get a gn diff :)
79 Z28
10-25-2003, 02:42 AM
well thats what i got now 8.5 10 bolt only leafspring. am actually thinking about keeping it and doing it up for now to save some $$$
sleepybu
10-25-2003, 02:56 AM
get your axel tubes welded to the houseing, 31 or 33 spline axels, spool, have 9" type axel flangs welded to the axels tubes so you don't need c-clip elim kit, and a girdle. That being said your stock axels are good for around 1.5 60's...well that's what the gn guys are running :)
79 Z28
10-25-2003, 03:53 AM
all of what you listed will be done ;D with the addition of billet main caps just because :P with arp's everywhere ;D
sleepybu
10-25-2003, 06:32 PM
all of what you listed will be done ;D with the addition of billet main caps just because :P with arp's everywhere ;D


oops...for got the caps :-X
79 Z28
10-25-2003, 08:00 PM
all of what you listed will be done ;D with the addition of billet main caps just because :P with arp's everywhere ;D


oops...for got the caps :-X


dont want to "forget" the caps, or nothing would stay in there ;D