is it time for me to get a drive shaft??
02-07-2005, 05:11 PM
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is it time for me to get a drive shaft?? ok well i am doing heads and cam soon. i have the stock rear end but will be getting a 12 bolt next year. should i get a drive shaft now or should i wait until i get the rear end? i just dont wanna snap it runnin around on the street with the addition of the cam and heads. let me knwo what you guys think
02-07-2005, 07:25 PM
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Forget the 12 bolt with a M6 with cam and heads, 9". If you get a new DS now, which you probably will need after your mods, then you'll need another one when you switch rears.
02-07-2005, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bigdsz
Forget the 12 bolt with a M6 with cam and heads, 9". If you get a new DS now, which you probably will need after your mods, then you'll need another one when you switch rears.
02-07-2005, 07:46 PM
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Use the search feature in this section and I think that will convince you that you'll kill a 12 bolt with your mods. I just got a 9" a couple of weeks ago because others put the fear of a 12 bolt in me. My Denny's Nitrous came in the mail today. Anything other than stock tires will gernade your rear or DS.
02-07-2005, 07:50 PM
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yeah, im just worried about fitment of the 9 inch and making sure everything will work. i want it to function just like the stock rear, with all attachments and all. i dont want to modify much of anything. i have looked this up for a while and im really torn between the two but started to lean toward a 12bolt. how much does a 9 inch run and how was yours goin in? would i be safe on nittos and stock ds? if not ill get a steel one but i dont need the best right now if im gonna sell it in a year, who makes a good one for under 300?
02-07-2005, 08:18 PM
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Norris Motorsports that does my major installs and dyno tuning has told me for years if I use anything other than stock tires, including DR's, that I will break the rear and or DS. I have lived for a long time without much traction, next week my Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials will be in, can't wait.
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02-07-2005, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bigdsz
Norris Motorsports that does my major installs and dyno tuning has told me for years if I use anything other than stock tires, including DR's, that I will break the rear and or DS. I have lived for a long time without much traction, next week my Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials will be in, can't wait.
Even I am now regretting my *new* 12 bolt, thinking it was going to handle the load. I guess a spool is my only alternative now...
