Gears & Axles - Et streets and stock 10 bolt

I bought 275/40/17 Micky Thompson ET Streets and I want to put them on my 2000 Trans Am WS6. The only mods I have done are Headers, OR-Y, Corsa Catback, and a SLP lid and bellow. If I put these on and race the car at the track, will I blow my 10 bolt rear end?

Is ur car a M6 or Auto? M6 cars with sticky tires can b a short life expectancy, especially if ur running @ the track w/10 bolt..auto car and i see u have no stall converter u should b okay for a while.

The 10 bolt can break at any time and at any place. One guy on here several years ago said he broke his pulling out of the garage. Bob

Like bob said, some last and some dont. If your car is an auto it will likely last longer. Im running a 10 bolt and had those exact tires on for 2 years, then i went to a stickier m&h tire, and more recently switched to a hoosier 275/60/15. My cars been running 10's and making 600 hp for over 3 years now, last fall was the first time it broke and all I had to do was put a new carrier in it. Ive been lucky, and dont plan on running the 10 bolt forever though.

10 bolt is crap,with that said if your an auto it could last for a lil while, if your a 6 speed car say a prayer before you launch and make sure you have a tow truck on stand by, my advice would be to stay away from stickey tires and hard launches at the track with a 10bolt , or just launch easy

And if ya just search 10 bolt you will find every bit of info you want,

When it come to 10 bolts..."it's just a matter of time"

When it come to 10 bolts..."it's just a matter of time"

Ha ha. 488 rwhp for many many 1/4 runs.
Still waiting for that "Its just a matter of time" to happen.

406 SBC first pass ever with car and on small 255 M/T DRs

http://youtu.be/sEr8nU1bXjU

Aftermath of rotating axle opening the door like a can opener. He's lucky it didn't walk up to the glass and go through. I would not even think about running a 7.5 in anything with power.

406 SBC first pass ever with car and on small 255 M/T DRs

http://youtu.be/sEr8nU1bXjU

Aftermath of rotating axle opening the door like a can opener. He's lucky it didn't walk up to the glass and go through. I would not even think about running a 7.5 in anything with power.

Glad he is ok, but the op is more or less stock.
I don't see him as having anything to worry about.

Do what you want but I broke my first one on 8.5" slicks with 350 hp on my second time to the track in a car I used to have. They are junk with any kind of power and sticky tires.

Some last for a bit and others break first pass at the track. One thing that is guaranteed is it will bite the dust only question is when.

Go for it bro

Seen stock cars blow em out and ive seen them hold up on heads/cam cars...it will eventually happen, start saving for a rear...

Ive seen several broke, that being said I've seen them never break with consistent 1.5 sixty foots for several years. Its a gamble for sure. If your car is an auto it should be just fine. But oddly enough it seems some 10 bolts are alot stronger than others lol

you guys are scaring me lol.

Mine was fine cutting 1.6x and 1.5x. Seen tons of auto cars cut low 1.5xs a million times. An M6 = forgetaboutit

Exactly^

Hit and miss. So far, Mine is fine. I have made about 40-50 passes with heads and cam with m/t streets....another 10-20 passes with 150 to 200 shot on 3.90's inside my 10 bolt. Slight hum during deceleration, but holding together so far.

Something is gonna go pop.

Something is gonna go pop.

Eventually. My torque arm is twisting which is my biggest concern. Mine is through an A4.

you guys are scaring me lol.

:werd:

look in sig. im currently trying to find someone to repair mine. Blew July 15th last year and took the FLT level 3 trans with it. repaired trans and thought i fixed rear, not so. Car makes 390/385 with SS4000 stall and at the time had 4.10s. i was asking for it though on a set of Hoosiers with those gears that stall and that power foot breaking it. Lets just sayi dead hooked harder than i ever did before and sheered every toothoff the the ring AND pinion, literally!!! im rebuilding stock 10 bolt but not going back to track till i have a 9". Long story short. i was fine on bolt on power but after i started dickin around swapin gears and makin more power and stallin it, well, she blew!!! good luck. think u will be fine for now, but hell who knows for sure!

Its one of those phantom issues that there is no clear exact hp number that equates to 10 bolt failure. For example we have a lot of guys out here in Ca that are still running the 10 bolts making around 450rwhp on mickeys, and nt05r's with no issue with both autos and m6's. Then you have a freekish story like mine where i Broke my rear with a lid and catback, but was on 20 inch rims at the time with stock suspension. probable cause wheel hop. Since then the 10 bolt was repaired under GM warranty and it has lived through cam only setup making 415rwhp and currently lives behind a d1sc 347 combo. So its hit or miss. In its defense I have lca's, sub frame con, sway bar and adj pan hard bar now.

Anyway the moral of the story is know that it could go and make a decision that fits your pocket book..And I would suggest just running a good street tire like Nitto Invos or NT05 untill you get an aftermarket rear.. Good luck op..