C10 pro street HELP

[J Knight]

Originally Posted by 68c10owner

It would cost no more money to build the 10 bolt than the 12 bolt or the 9" and it would be plenty strong..

Regardless of which rear end he builds, 10, 12, or 9in, it will cost about $2K+ by the time he buys a carrier, bearings, gears, axles, brakes, two all beef patties on a sesame seed bun.

Originally Posted by 68c10owner

I honestly dont see you making enough power to break the 10 bolt but thats just me...

It is a lot of work and expense to tub a truck with a one off rear end. It just doesn't make sense to me to do all that with a 10 bolt rear end good for maybe 400-500 hp at best. What if he blows up his 400-ish hp motor then upgrades to a 700 hp motor? He would have to build another $2K rear end to handle the 700 hp motor when he could have built a rear end tough from the start for the same amount of money. I get your point but we are talking about a tubbed truck not your everyday c10 dropped on 295/45/20's.