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Old 05-01-2005, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BMDMAX
I may not have a 408 but I am making plenty over 1000 foot pounds. 1400 as soon as I hit the nitrous button. I make 1000 foot pounds on just diesel. Even with my peg-legged G80 causing all that load to hit on just one axle the axle looked perfect when I tore it down the other day for my G80 replacement.

Granted I am doing it with the 3/4 ton 30 spline axles but even the 1/2 ton axles are pretty tough. Aftermarket axles are pretty cheap insurance though. As fast as you are going in the 1/4 I would not cut any corners, Parish!

That badass truck is no good to you in the hospital or worse....
Your rear is also a full float design. The axles dont support any weight of the vehicle like in a semi-float design. Those are very tough rears, with the only real weak point being the G80. But people even manage to break those. If an axle breaks in one of those the worst thing that happens is it leaves you stuck.
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