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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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i am wanting to do a rear end swap on my car. it is going to be a street car with between 400-450 rwhp. i will drive it a lot and i do not want to lose my street ability on the car. what rear end should i go with?
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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whats wrong with the stock one?
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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Someone told me it would break with that much hp. they said i would end up having to buy a new one anyway so i figured i would get one now and sell mine.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 1997transamws6
i am wanting to do a rear end swap on my car. it is going to be a street car with between 400-450 rwhp. i will drive it a lot and i do not want to lose my street ability on the car. what rear end should i go with?
The Strange S60 is a good canditate for Your appliction. PM sent.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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If it's not broke don't fix it man...If I said your exhaust sounds like **** are you going to sell it??? You need to reserch your 10bolts...theirs guys in here running low 11s 1/4 on their stock 10bolts....a new rear end isn't cheap....and it's gonna cost you a few $$$$ to get 4-450 rwhp...
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 12:05 AM
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So should i beaf up my 10 bolt or what? i am getting a lot of different things said.
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 12:33 AM
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DO NOT SPEND ANY MONEY UPGRADING A 10 BOLT. Is that clear? There are a lot of things that cause them to fail. Rough driving, constant abuse, tires, stick shift trans, surface used on, or brute power

What hes trying to say is give it something to be scared of before replacing it. Unless you just want a cool rearend.
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 08:55 AM
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Ok thank you. so should i do everything else and then when my rear goes out get a new one?
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Yeah exactly. You dont have to break it to upgrade but make the power you are shooting for first. Big rears will rob power from you so if your a big number chaser on the dyno like most people are 10 or more hp means a lot. Have fun.
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