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Old 05-16-2010, 11:51 PM
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I searched and no results. It is my daily driver car and looking for a rear. What axels should I get what posi and gear? Sorry for the ??? I am a noob for these rears Thanks. I am pushing about 430 rwhp and occasionlly take it to the track?
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i have preety much the same thing as you,and drive on the street mostly with a little track use.I went with a midwest chassis 9" rear,it comes with a diesel torque arm,DS safety loop,and a few other things you wont get anywhere else.I went with 410 gears and a track lok posi with the billet cover,aluminum center section.Should be all ya need,plus a nice driveshaft which is 400 bucks pst 3.5" aluminum.
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https://www.brutespeed.com/moser_ins...structions.htm
Moser 9 inch installation instructions

https://www.brutespeed.com/rear_end_information.htm
10 bolt, 12 bolt and nine inch information

http://shop.brutespeed.com/Moser-9-I...h-Trac-Loc.htm
Moser nine inch with the Trac-Loc. Bob
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Are 12 bolts good for 6 speed cars they are light weight?
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At your power level the 12 bolt should last but to be honest Ive seen people break them and if your going to buy new then I would just go with a 9 inch. If you find a good deal on a used 12 bolt then go for that.

BTW are you up in ft. Pierce? I live in Port St. Lucie and I just got a good score on a ford 9 inch. It will be going in after June 1st sometime. If ya want Ill pm ya when I get it in and we can go for a ride so you can check it out.
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Go with a Strange S60, they are pretty much bulletproof rear ends.
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i have a moser 9" in my car at the same power level, the true trac, is a great differential for the street, but its not a fan of the track, bob is trying to get me to buy a trac loc, so you should buy one and tell me if it holds
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Originally Posted by Justins00ss
At your power level the 12 bolt should last but to be honest Ive seen people break them and if your going to buy new then I would just go with a 9 inch. If you find a good deal on a used 12 bolt then go for that.

BTW are you up in ft. Pierce? I live in Port St. Lucie and I just got a good score on a ford 9 inch. It will be going in after June 1st sometime. If ya want Ill pm ya when I get it in and we can go for a ride so you can check it out.

Yea That would be great I live in FTP but go to PSL often. I also know joe and hang outy with him. Believe it or not my clutch actually has been slipping lately, I bought 2 nittos 555r's for the rears and done a couple of 3000+ dumps on the street the stock 10 bolt held up pretty good but clutch has about 40,000 miles on it.
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How much more does a 9 inch weight to stock 10 bolt, should I be concerned about that xtra weight?
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No problem man. I just did my clutch in my SS over the winter. I did a Monster stg 3 and love it. The more you beat it the better it works. I will pm you or just talk to Joe and we can set something up next month after I get my rear installed

As far as weight goes yeah it does weigh more if you get a regular 9 inch housing. If you get the FAB 9 it weighs a little more but not too much. The way I see it is my car is a full weight street car so a 20 or 30 lbs isnt going to bother me as long as I know I have a bullet proof drivetrain. Look foward to meeting you finally.
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Sounds good Bud.
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Originally Posted by redtail2426
i have preety much the same thing as you,and drive on the street mostly with a little track use.I went with a midwest chassis 9" rear,it comes with a diesel torque arm,DS safety loop,and a few other things you wont get anywhere else.I went with 410 gears and a track lok posi with the billet cover,aluminum center section.Should be all ya need,plus a nice driveshaft which is 400 bucks pst 3.5" aluminum.
Whats was the total cost of your MWC9"????

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i have a moser 9" in my car at the same power level, the true trac, is a great differential for the street, but its not a fan of the track, bob is trying to get me to buy a trac loc, so you should buy one and tell me if it holds
are you happy with your true trac
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I'll say stay way away from a 12 bolt. I have a MWC fabbed 9" coming for mine as well- supposed to be here today. I paid just over 3K for the fab nine- spool- iron center section- 4.30's- 35 spline axles- long T/A- Trans x-member/mount- and a stell PST driveshaft. when you figure I spent 2600 shipped for a 12 bolt- then 350 for a BMR T/A...The fab 9 package is a no brainer, IMHO.
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Originally Posted by Snake_Skinner
Whats was the total cost of your MWC9"????



are you happy with your true trac
it drives great on the street, but dont expect to beat it on the track with slicks and a good launch with an m6
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Originally Posted by Leedogg
I'll say stay way away from a 12 bolt. I have a MWC fabbed 9" coming for mine as well- supposed to be here today. I paid just over 3K for the fab nine- spool- iron center section- 4.30's- 35 spline axles- long T/A- Trans x-member/mount- and a stell PST driveshaft. when you figure I spent 2600 shipped for a 12 bolt- then 350 for a BMR T/A...The fab 9 package is a no brainer, IMHO.
plz pm and let me know how happy you are with once you start beating on it. also do you mostly track your car or street race?

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it drives great on the street, but dont expect to beat it on the track with slicks and a good launch with an m6
i want a rear where i can do both, so your saying dont get a MWC fab 9" then? i wanna be able to dump the clutch all day every day and not have any problems
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http://shop.brutespeed.com/Moser-M9-...e-Moser-M9.htm
Check out the Moser M9, which weighs the same as the 10 bolt does.

http://www.powertvonline.com/video_detail.php?mId=2901
Here is a video about it and my Z28. Bob
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Depending on how much power you plan on staying with I would just do a 12-bolt. You don't really track the car that much.
If you plan on running more power or getting to the track more often I would do a dana60 or 9' there great but a little on the heavy side

And if money isn't an issue and you want the baddest, lightest drag rear end avail go with either the MWC Fab 9 or a Moser Fab 9 from bob(brute speed). They should both be comparable performance n price
Hope your happy with whatever you choose, good luck
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Snake skinner- will do. It took about 10 drag passes with mediocre 1.75 60' times on 315-17 DR's to send my 12 bolt into a whining tizzy...I mean can't hold a conversation at 55+mph. I've read many, many stories, since I bought mine, of this happining on 6 speed cars.

Just talked to Jason MWC- they are running little behind, I should be recieving mine early next week.
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Originally Posted by somws6bird
Depending on how much power you plan on staying with I would just do a 12-bolt. You don't really track the car that much.
If you plan on running more power or getting to the track more often I would do a dana60 or 9' there great but a little on the heavy side

And if money isn't an issue and you want the baddest, lightest drag rear end avail go with either the MWC Fab 9 or a Moser Fab 9 from bob(brute speed). They should both be comparable performance n price
Hope your happy with whatever you choose, good luck
moneys not an issue but i plan on 550 rwhp and i dont think an MWC fab is good for that b/c i like to dump the clutch at 3000 and above daily, so would you suggest the s60 or moser 9" thx...
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I always heard to get the moser 9 inch from Bob and be done with it. And this is for 6 speed cars.


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