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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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the gears are perfect for the upgrades i have

so what is the benefit of new lockers? stronger or what
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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might be cheaper to pick up a nice low miles 9.5" sf axle out of a Vmax ss truck and bolt it in. I don't know anyone who's toasted the 9.5" G80.
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by MonteCarlo31
might be cheaper to pick up a nice low miles 9.5" sf axle out of a Vmax ss truck and bolt it in. I don't know anyone who's toasted the 9.5" G80.
No G80/86 will perform as well as the Trutrac. The G80 is made for low speed situations.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
No G80/86 will perform as well as the Trutrac. The G80 is made for low speed situations.
your right about that! i didnt know they made a G86 but good to know!


would you rather lose a race or replace your whole rearend and transmission?
id upgrade to have the Confort of launching and Knowing i might lose but atleast i wont spend 1300-2500 repairing my truck today.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
No G80/86 will perform as well as the Trutrac. The G80 is made for low speed situations.
I've had great luck with my G80 in my 8.6 rear. I don't drag race, just running 33.5" tires and off road weekly. It works great in 99.9% of off road situations. I don't see where he said anything about racing, just burn outs and mudding.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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Never had any problems with mine either but when I get the extra cash I'm gonna upgrade anyway. Peace of mind!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by MonteCarlo31
I've had great luck with my G80 in my 8.6 rear. I don't drag race, just running 33.5" tires and off road weekly. It works great in 99.9% of off road situations. I don't see where he said anything about racing, just burn outs and mudding.
You are absolutely correct. The G80 is great for low speed, off-road situations. Since we are on a performance site, I assumed we were discussing performance needs.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
You are absolutely correct. The G80 is great for low speed, off-road situations. Since we are on a performance site, I assumed we were discussing performance needs.
Yes performance needs, Offroading and mudding are a lil diff, offroading puts stress yes but 95% is low speeds, mudding on the other hand you might not be moving very fast but you could be going 50-60 easy moving a few inches at a time. More mudding than anything. If i sink the truck to the top of the wheels i wanna know that the posi isn't gonna give out on me while im trying to get out. Its just something about a lifted truck on mud tires taking off and outrunning stuff on the street as well lol
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