Gears & Axles - Slicks on stock diff

Would I be able to run slick on a stock ten bolt at the track only mods on car is headers,lid, free mods, pan hard bar, lower control arms

If you do run slicks on the 10 bolt you better have a flatbed on standby to get home if you're a M6.

It's an a4 bro

Why would you need to with those mods? just get a nice set of dr's.

i wouldnt unless you have money for a 12 bolt or 9"

There's a reason GM put such weak ass gearing in these cars (3.23s and 3.42s).

Yea, gas mileage.

Yea, gas mileage.

That too.

Oh ok thanks for the info the reason for,asking is that I'm going to the track in two weeks n a friend is taking some slick n just wanted to know if I could run them

It's a serious risk no matter how u cut it. It took a cam gears an SS4000 and Hoosier slicks for me but I've seen them go with less persuasion!

i blew mine and im in a v6 auto.... no where near a h/c v8 power level.

I've known guys running slicks with factory differentials (zexel torsen) and he didn't grenade it. He had 3.23 gears. Auto of course. He ran high 11's with a 4500 stall, an aftermarket tq arm, long tube headers and all the free mods. Definitely higher risk with lower gears.

I ran dr a few times stock motor but one night going home from the track it decided to spew its guts out. Not to fun on a back country road at midnight with work in the morning

I ran 11s with my m6 on Mickey Thompson slicks a bunch of times on my current 10 bolt with 4:11 gears. With drag radials it grenaded twice. With a wrinkle wall slick it gives you a little give and is easier on the diff in my experience. But it is still a risk of breaking it regardless. That’s just my experience

Oh Jesus Christ.
It's staggering to see how many people think that as soon as you put the gear selector in "drive", your 10 bolt is gonna grenade and send shrapnel thru the floorboards, across the street, as well as the adjoining parking lot cutting down scores of innocent bystanders.
To the OP.
Yes. YOU CAN run slicks on your car, and you will be just fine.

You can run slicks on a 10 bolt, you can drive a car with your feet, and you can light a fart with a cattle prod, but i don't recommend any of those things.

:funny:

:D

Ran ET Streets, ET Drag Radials for 11 years, Dead hooking with 60's in the range from 1.56 - 1.79's with an Auburn Posi & 3.42's,(Auto Trans) No other upgrades to it. It finally broke a month ago. I don't know how many passes I had on it, I would estimate 300-400+.

With the few mods you have, why risk it? Especially if you have 2.73 gears....If you had a stall I'd see a good reason to run a sticky tire. Just use a street tire. You may not be able to run slicks with the stock c-clipped axles anyways. Depends on the track.

I have a 420 WHP engine and a 6 speeder and have been running a 411 7.5 for 3 years. Granted it is a weekend worrier with very little 1320 runs. But the 7.5 is weak but when set up properly they can last. I am going to say with a slush box you will be fine.

With the few mods you have, why risk it? Especially if you have 2.73 gears....If you had a stall I'd see a good reason to run a sticky tire. Just use a street tire. You may not be able to run slicks with the stock c-clipped axles anyways. Depends on the track.

Risk what?
The fewer the mod's, the less power to the gears, so even less risk, right?
Especially with 2.73 gears???
That is the strongest gearset you can get for the 10bolt.
This post makes zero sense.

Ran ET Streets, ET Drag Radials for 11 years, Dead hooking with 60's in the range from 1.56 - 1.79's with an Auburn Posi & 3.42's,(Auto Trans) No other upgrades to it. It finally broke a month ago. I don't know how many passes I had on it, I would estimate 300-400+.

This has been my experience.
Have been running ET/DR's for years with 60's in the 1.53-1.70's on a BONE STOCK 10 bolt.
No issues.
This year switched to a bias ply to get a more consistant launch.
I was surprised to find that not only did my 60' time drop, but that a 1.46 short time on the bias ply was not as violent as the 1.53 that the DR's gave me. The bias ply did a much better job of absorbing the shock of the initial hit.

You can run slicks on a 10 bolt, you can drive a car with your feet, and you can light a fart with a cattle prod, but i don't recommend any of those things.

^ I'm with U
Johnny

Ive made 15 passes on a set of Hoosier QTPs. 6 speed, bolt ons, stock rear. 1.7 60' times. I launch from 5k, slip the clutch, not dumping it. Never had a problem. I think as long as you dont dump the clutch and have stock gears you should be fine.