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12-16-2006, 09:58 PM
#12
Originally Posted by bud8fan
you mean welding trusses from the housing to the axle tubes...
i thought axle flex was what caused the gears to break like his did...
i thought axle flex was what caused the gears to break like his did...
Deck, what did you have the bearing cap bolts tq'ed to?
12-16-2006, 10:01 PM
#13
My axle is out of a 93 van, I believe it is 68" wide, There are 3 or 4 different widths IIRC. The 94-98 Z71s had the 14 bolt in the rear that you need. You can get one out of a VHO or SSS but it will cost oyu its weight in gold. Then add on the cost of the Baer conversion which is about 1300 also I believe so you have a 3K rear end and dont even have a good locker or axles in it. At that point you could have gotten a badass 9" and all you would have to do is fabricate sprign perches.
GM sells the axle housing by itself for just under a grand if you get the discount otherwise its like 1300.
GM sells the axle housing by itself for just under a grand if you get the discount otherwise its like 1300.
12-16-2006, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
My axle is out of a 93 van, I believe it is 68" wide, There are 3 or 4 different widths IIRC. The 94-98 Z71s had the 14 bolt in the rear that you need. You can get one out of a VHO or SSS but it will cost oyu its weight in gold. Then add on the cost of the Baer conversion which is about 1300 also I believe so you have a 3K rear end and dont even have a good locker or axles in it. At that point you could have gotten a badass 9" and all you would have to do is fabricate sprign perches.
GM sells the axle housing by itself for just under a grand if you get the discount otherwise its like 1300.
GM sells the axle housing by itself for just under a grand if you get the discount otherwise its like 1300.
12-16-2006, 10:09 PM
#15
Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
Housing flex causes the pinion not to seat as deep into the ring gear causing all the pressure to be put on the edge of the teeth instead of the "meat" of the teeth. Adding trusses helps alot, I would some good axles too, but they arent the main contributor to what happened to his gears.
Deck, what did you have the bearing cap bolts tq'ed to?
Deck, what did you have the bearing cap bolts tq'ed to?
Man, to be honest its been so long I have no Idea what the specs where.
Im debating whether to fix this one up, and give it one more shot, or just to bite the bullet and get somthing else. I went to strange's website, and the billet caps require machining... whats that about? Maybe ill give this 10 bolt one more shot, but who knows.
