How many people broke their 10bolt on the STREET?
02-15-2005, 04:18 PM
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How many people broke their 10bolt on the STREET? To all the people with their stock 10 bolt averaging 400-450rwhp, with aftermarket gears, who has broken their rearend on the streets, who hasn't seen much track time? I plan on going to the track once, and the car is strictly a street car. I am still debating with myself if it's worth shelling out $2,500 on a rearend. I don't plan on anything stickier than Nitto tires.
P.S. Sorry if these seems a repetive question but it seems that the people that break their rearends are the people who go to the track a lot. I want opinions of people who hardly ever go to the track
P.S. Sorry if these seems a repetive question but it seems that the people that break their rearends are the people who go to the track a lot. I want opinions of people who hardly ever go to the track
02-15-2005, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Stone0fFire
no kidding.
i think the tires would give before your diff would.
ttt
i think the tires would give before your diff would.
ttt
02-15-2005, 06:51 PM
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Thanks alot man! I don't know how I missed that. It seems pretty 50/50. I think I may just start saving up for a 12bolt, and see how long my 10bolt lasts.
02-15-2005, 10:09 PM
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my 10 bolt blew on 245/50/r16 street tires, and this car has never been to the track. this was with a 3.08 gear that was put in the car before i bought it.
i would start saving and order it, you dont want to be out of a car. if you have the money stitting around, and wouldnt be screwed if you were out of a car, you can just run the 10 bolt untill it blows, if it blows at all. i probably only have 320-330 rwhp or somthing an mine broke 8 of the 13 teeth off of the pinion. you will feel much better with a bigger rear end in it, plus you can get it with 4.11's like me
i would start saving and order it, you dont want to be out of a car. if you have the money stitting around, and wouldnt be screwed if you were out of a car, you can just run the 10 bolt untill it blows, if it blows at all. i probably only have 320-330 rwhp or somthing an mine broke 8 of the 13 teeth off of the pinion. you will feel much better with a bigger rear end in it, plus you can get it with 4.11's like me
02-15-2005, 10:13 PM
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Not to steal the post, but is surge/slippage seem like a pinion issue? I believe my 10bolt is beginning to show signs of giving. Not always a smooth ride, and occurs in all gears.
02-16-2005, 08:53 AM
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Ok, I am gonna start saving for the 12bolt, you think it's a good idea to throw in the richmond 3.73 gears I just bought into the 10bolt? Or just sell them? I'll be running the TR224.
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02-16-2005, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by freakynipples69
Thanks alot man! I don't know how I missed that. It seems pretty 50/50. I think I may just start saving up for a 12bolt, and see how long my 10bolt lasts.
Freaky-sell the 3.73's outright and run the gears with the 12 bolt. I'm H/C/Bolt Ons and run a 4.10.
Love it.
02-19-2005, 10:38 PM
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Reading all these broken stories is starting to scare me. I just did all these mods to get to 400rwhp and now I'm broke. If my rear breaks I'm screwed. Better start saving for the 12bolt.
With mods below. In other words get a 12-bolt.
02-19-2005, 11:13 PM
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i did a small burnout with my car then started to hear a noise. i broke off two gears from the pinion. opened the leaky cover and there was metal particles all over in the fluid and on the magnet.
02-20-2005, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1T/A
Well the more I read these rearend threads the more i'm convicened that I'm living with a time bomb. Time to start saving before the 10 bolt pukes
I most definately am loving the 3:73 gearing in the 12-bolt...it's got rid of the low RPM bog that I always experienced with the 3:42's...
02-20-2005, 03:32 PM
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So how many of you have broken a 10bolt with less than 400hp after having the rear setup by a pro rather than off the factory line? running no slicks and mostly street useage
02-20-2005, 06:09 PM
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I had an '86 Z 305 H.O. 5 speed, with 4.10 gears, an Auburn posi, and Strange axles. Blew apart without ever being down the track, and it never had anything but BFG Radial T/As. 10 bolts blow.