its come to my attention that there are a lot of problems often with aftermarket 12 bolts or even 9 inches still.. the 10 bolt is also a ton lighter, and more efficient.. tho weak.. with a rearend cover and some richmond gears ive personally seen two of them, one with 4.30's in a 6sp run a 1.4x 60ft and a 6.70 1/8th mile, and mine has lasted up to countless 150 shots off the line, tho it is an auto trans, the auto trans has broken twice off the line, while the 10bolt held!

outside of the t/a cover or an aftermarket 400$ posi unit i heard doens't help.. is there anyone willing to make a spool or something for a 10bolt. thing is i bet you'd have 10-15 orders right off the bat.. true this is still no good for ur 8 second 1/4 mile cars lol.. but for the bolton guys or even cam only guys looking to save a few pounds but still add some reliability i think this would be a hot item?!?! there are a few threads in the gear and axle section on this now.. if someone told me i could add 25% more strength to my 10 bolt for 700-1000$ id cut a check tommorow instead of investing in a 2000+ 12 bolt. some guys might not and i understand why.. but hopefully u see some of my reasoning..

any chance of this every happening as a cheaper better performance wise option other then the 12 bolt or 9 inch? lets face it.. prolly 80% of the members on this board still got there 10bolts... if only 10% were intrested and 3-5% willing to buy woudln't that make some money with as many ppl as there are?

thanks for reading.. just a suggestion, i do understand it still woudn't hold up like a 12 bolt ect... and im not trying to knock 12 bolts or those who have them

 

oh and i forgot those 4.33's i know are not common.. but he has them forgot who he got to make them.

 

id be down!

 

ah now we have too.. is there any sponsors or rearend places here that have thought of doing something for the 10bolt?

 

only thing ive heard is the Zexel Torsion high horsepower rear diff which is supposed to be for built cars.but i dont know if anyone on here has tried it along with the rear cover.

 

got a link?

 

Summit sells a Mini spool for the 7.5" 10bolts just so you know. I am sure one of the sponsers can get there hands on them too.

 

Anyone know how much HP they would be good for?

 

what do you mean by mini spool?

 

Sort of like a spool, but not as strong. Most people recommend against them, but I really couldn't tell you why.

 

All the 7.5" 10 bolt mini spools I have seen are for 26 spline axles, not 28. I've heard that they tend to break on the street too since they are not nearly as strong as a full spool. More than likley that's why most are only reccomended for dirt track cars, I don't think that they ever really hook.

 

well that sucks.what about the Zexel Torsion i saw on Summit?

 

I've heard the Aurburn Pro, Eatons Posi, & Torsen T2Rs are about the strongest you can get for our 10 bolts. The T2R is really more for road racing though. My stock Zexel Torsen has taken some serious abuse and still looks new. I'd probrably look into the Eaton posi or possibly check out Detriot's new Tru Track if I needed a new one.

 

ive got an M6 so with a Eaton or Zexel and a TA cover i should be able to lauch fairly well without a problem?

 

yea shoudl be good to go

ive been told not to buy a posi unit.. i heard there all pretty much **** and u will just lose anothr 400$ when it busts.. as far as the mini spool i was told this was a good idea by a well known dragracer.. however i dont thin he deals with many 10bolts in 02 camaros either.

 

so what are we left with then?

 

Not much left for 7.5" 10 bolts. Torsen style posis with spider gears just break when they give up, and clutch styles like the Auburn and Eaton posis wear out. Eatons are rebuildable though, I'm not sure if Auburn makes their rebuild parts available to the public. With an M6 you'll probrably strip or break the ring and pinion before any good aftermarket posi breaks or wears out.

If you do find a spool or mini spool plan on replacing your axles too. I imagine the stockers will bend or break from normal street stress with a spool.

 

what exactly is the difference with a using a spool?

 

Speaking from experience, my friend had a mini spool and HATED it, he know has an auburn posi.even if you replace it with a posi or auburn have you still thought about the axles? my friend in his cam only TA 6spd broke his going into 2nd at the track and another one broke an axle once and the posi once. So plain and simple, get a 9in or 12bolt and go with it, you wont regret it. 10bolt=****! plain and simple

 

A spool doesn't have the spider gears a locker has. It's solid. The axles will always spin at the same speed and with a spool you'll never do a one wheel peel. Great for drag cars. Tough on street cars. When you go around a tight turn beings both wheels spin at the same speed so the inside tire will either break loose or make the car hop and buck. They are hard on axles also. I wouldn't even think about running one with factory axles. I've run 'em on the street and thats all I'll spend my money on. Used a couple different lockers and eventually they will need rebuilt. Spools a re also usually a lot cheaper. A lot less work involved in making one. It's a pretty simple piece of equipment.