98 StealthZ

I just got my new wheels and tires, they are 9" weld draglites with MT ET streets, I already have US Alloy axles and a series 3 carrier with Yucon 373 gears. I want to know what I can do to prolong the life of my rearend from blowing up from my 4000 stall...

Black 99 Bird

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Rear girdle cover.

01ssreda4

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I been running Nittos and a 4k converter for a while, switched to ET streets....you think Im worried about the 10 bolt? Nope. Give it a fresh rebuild and it will hold.

justin hover

add some suspension....take some stress/shock loading off the rear.

98 StealthZ

Thanks guys, I am just worried to grenade it, its not my DD but I have unloaded a bunch of $$$ on it this winter. I am putting adj LCA, Midwest Chassis torque arm, and a Drag Bar on it..

NVR_SPDS

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Im not saying that the stocker isnt a weak POS, but with an auto you can load up the gears before the launch, which helps alot.

6 speeds eat 10 bolts because of the shock of a launch on sticky tires. Completely unloaded to completely LOADED on launch is ALL bad.

Just good gears, a girdle, and well setup suspension and you should be remotely safe.

BOLO

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It doesn't matter what you do to it, girdle, rebuild, whatever, it will eventually break on you. Been there, done that. Good luck.

CamaroZ28_LS1

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Both(2) 10 bolts I ran a TA Girdle on I blew up lol... Prob would have happened with out it.

CamaroZ28_LS1

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Once the housing is distorted there is no "fix" for anything after that fact. You can throw all the parts you want at it but it will never be the same and issues will start to be prevalent. Not speaking from experience of anything from being on a 3rd 10 bolt after destroying two other ones. Bit the bullet and got a Moser 9" now

98 StealthZ

maybe it will last untill I can hit the lottery and buy a 9" from MWC

93v8clone

good luck with that man

justin hover

don't worry too much about it...you'll give yourself a headache...I would just keep money set aside for when it happens

SS SLP2

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my 10 bolt was still going when I pulled it a couple of months ago to install a 9" had 76k miles running Yank ST 3600 for 6-8 years then SS4000, pulling 1.64 short time
following is my mods to the 10 bolt

ta cover/stud kit (140.00)
Detroit locker (525.00)
3.73 AAM (200.00)
mos axles (250.00)
welded tubes (nc)
mt drag radials (300.00)
air bags (50.00)
adjust ta on body mount(250.00)
relocate brackets (nc)
adjust lca (200.00)
adj phb (100.00)
all labor (nc)
all added a nickel and a dime at a time

Johnny

Mike Morris

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Weld your axle tubes. Run a solid crush sleeve when you rebuild. Get an LPW girdle. Do anything you can do lighten the car. Don't abuse the car on the street
80 passes last year with Mts-sixtys 1.70- 1.60-no problems. MTs full time even on the street. Once you get to a certain power level though you will need to get a better rear though(ie forced induction,heads,big cam)

mshadow

I went hundreds of 1.5 and 1.6 60's with 4000 stall and 3.73s in a 10bolt.

It did eventually break

01ssreda4

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I have seen the front tires lift on a full weight auto car shooting a 125 off the line. The ten bolt can hold. I have rebuilt a ton of them. Every one of them develops slack in the bearings over time. A fresh rebuild tightens them back to spec. I highly recommend that for the auto cars. There is no helping a 10 bolt behind an M6.

Oldsmobility85

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I have been 6.94 @ 100 with a 1.48 60' on motor and a 6.90 spinning on a 175 kit due to bad burnout. When I tried it again the very next pass it stuck hard pulled the front tires and then slammed them right back down when the ring gear let go. That was with a 4.10 and 3400 converter.