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mikep · 04-04-2003, 12:46 AM

Welding spiders is illegal on the track and stupid on the street .

Anyone even make a spool for 12 bolt truck axles ? If so ...why ? You'd still have to use a C clip eliminator. Dont even think about using a minispool on the street with 600 HP. Even on street tires you'll break that cross pin before you can say " damn... I spent $5000 on an engine but I was too cheap to spend $750 on a rear end that would handle the power "

A new detroit locker will cost you $500 and add $250 or more if you have someone install it . You could have built a good dana for that. And you'd still have to spend money on the c clip eliminators and a good set of axles .

If your'e that cheap you could always go with a govlock . hahahaha . snappity snap snap ...

The whole point here being if your'e not hooking the tires then whats the point? 600 HP is the same as 300 HP if the tires are just spinning except the other 300 HP cost a whole bunch more money! Get the tires to hook up and get a rear end that can handle the power. I'm a firm believer in building the drivetrain to handle the power before you ever start building the power!

04-04-2003, 12:46 AM	#7
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Welding spiders is illegal on the track and stupid on the street . Anyone even make a spool for 12 bolt truck axles ? If so ...why ? You'd still have to use a C clip eliminator. Dont even think about using a minispool on the street with 600 HP. Even on street tires you'll break that cross pin before you can say " damn... I spent $5000 on an engine but I was too cheap to spend $750 on a rear end that would handle the power " A new detroit locker will cost you $500 and add $250 or more if you have someone install it . You could have built a good dana for that. And you'd still have to spend money on the c clip eliminators and a good set of axles . If your'e that cheap you could always go with a govlock . hahahaha . snappity snap snap ... The whole point here being if your'e not hooking the tires then whats the point? 600 HP is the same as 300 HP if the tires are just spinning except the other 300 HP cost a whole bunch more money! Get the tires to hook up and get a rear end that can handle the power. I'm a firm believer in building the drivetrain to handle the power before you ever start building the power! __________________ No truck :-( Last edited by mikep; 04-04-2003 at 12:59 AM.