What comes close to the strenght of a spool w/out the drivability issue?
07-03-2004, 07:31 PM
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What comes close to the strenght of a spool w/out the drivability issue? Well, Im having doubts whether I should go with a spool or not. I want to be able to drive the car here and there on the weekends. I like to make it out to car shows and meet-ups as much as I can. I really want the strength part of the spool without the drivability issue. I know everyone has their own opinion on drivability/streetability, but I sure would hate to buy this rear and for me not to be pleased with it. I do like to cruise my car every so often when she's been sittin in the garage for a while and I want to be able to do so without having issues. It seems like its not too bad, but I sure dont wanna have a girl in the car, make a turn, and she freak out thinking something is wrong with my car and to think its a piece of junk. So...is there anything out there that will come close to the strength of a spool without have issues on the street? Also, if I do decide to go with a spool, does it tear it up to drive on the street and does it shorten the life of it? Thanks a lot. By the way, I dont have an extreme setup, my goals right now are to break into the 10s and maybe when I reach that point, Im gonna shoot for some mid/upper 10s. I dont think I will get further than that. But if I do, it will be a long time from now.
07-04-2004, 12:52 PM
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Colonel: I was talking with someone at Strange the other day and they mentioned that the upgraded super strength posi was an Eaton, is it the same one you were using? Reason I ask is because I didnt know if there was more than 1 posi offered by Eaton that works for this rear. Also, I was thinking about buying the race rear end, but with the standard gears and then adding a posi. Can you have a posi without TCS and ABS? Im in the process of getting rid of ABS, so I dont want a rear with it. Lastly, what the difference between a locker and a posi and which one should I get? Thanks.
07-05-2004, 12:59 AM
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HD (heavy duty) Eaton is what mine is called. It's in a 12-bolt.
The posi has nothing to do with TCS or ABS.
A locker uses gears and sort of "ratchets" instead of slipping. It only allows a certain amount of differential between sides unlike a posi which *can*, under some circumstances, allow one side to spin and not the other. Lockers are somewhat jerky/noisy (pops when they ratchet) around corners. A posi is what our stock rearends have of course. No noise, no jerks, smooooooooth.
IMO, if you need more certainty that both tires are going to always be spinning at the same rate than a posi gives, it's spool time. In short, I don't care for a locker on the street.
The posi has nothing to do with TCS or ABS.
A locker uses gears and sort of "ratchets" instead of slipping. It only allows a certain amount of differential between sides unlike a posi which *can*, under some circumstances, allow one side to spin and not the other. Lockers are somewhat jerky/noisy (pops when they ratchet) around corners. A posi is what our stock rearends have of course. No noise, no jerks, smooooooooth.
IMO, if you need more certainty that both tires are going to always be spinning at the same rate than a posi gives, it's spool time. In short, I don't care for a locker on the street.
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Originally Posted by SUX2BU
Spool all the way! 104 k mile daily driver here . and its my one and only car. The wife didn't even notice a difference.
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Have run 16x8.5 ProStar XP with a 26x11.50 and 15x10 ProStar with a 28x10.5. Rims and tires really didn't have a bearing on the spool drive-ability.
08-31-2004, 08:20 AM
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Have run 16x8.5 ProStar XP with a 26x11.50 and 15x10 ProStar with a 28x10.5. Rims and tires really didn't have a bearing on the spool drive-ability.
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Yea, but stock tires have no bite so you could easily just slide it around a corner 
The only time I noticed where the rear wanted to hop was at a real slow real tight turn. I also found that I adjusted my apex a bit when cornering slow and that helps.
The only time I noticed where the rear wanted to hop was at a real slow real tight turn. I also found that I adjusted my apex a bit when cornering slow and that helps.
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Originally Posted by BlackBeaSSt
Well, Im having doubts whether I should go with a spool or not. I want to be able to drive the car here and there on the weekends. I like to make it out to car shows and meet-ups as much as I can. I really want the strength part of the spool without the drivability issue. I know everyone has their own opinion on drivability/streetability, but I sure would hate to buy this rear and for me not to be pleased with it. I do like to cruise my car every so often when she's been sittin in the garage for a while and I want to be able to do so without having issues. It seems like its not too bad, but I sure dont wanna have a girl in the car, make a turn, and she freak out thinking something is wrong with my car and to think its a piece of junk. So...is there anything out there that will come close to the strength of a spool without have issues on the street? Also, if I do decide to go with a spool, does it tear it up to drive on the street and does it shorten the life of it? Thanks a lot. By the way, I dont have an extreme setup, my goals right now are to break into the 10s and maybe when I reach that point, Im gonna shoot for some mid/upper 10s. I dont think I will get further than that. But if I do, it will be a long time from now.