strength of an OEM dana carrier and gear
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i have a low mileage dana 60 carrier(sure grip) and oem 354 gear, both from an under 20k mileage Bbody automatic car. they are in a moser housing with moser axles. how much power can these handle in a 3600lbs car in a drag strip situation ?
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Re: strength of an OEM dana carrier and gear
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Stock gears don't like a lot of shock loads, like sidestepping a stiff clutch at high rpm, or hi rpm transbrake launches. They will live for A while. A stock dana can handle a LOT of off idle or low rpm launches. So take it easy on the launchs, or buy a spool, 35 spline race axles, and pro gears. I had a posi go away at the track many years ago. I pulled the posi out, put a shim in it made out of a coffee can lid, wholla! Locker! Just be carefull the halves of the locker touch when you bolt it together. I put two shims in, had to remove one and all was great.
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Re: strength of an OEM dana carrier and gear
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Mine is a stock housing and 3.54 gears with a Dr Diff spool in a 3,700 lbs. car.
It's been 1.36 60 ft. and sees a lot of street miles. Footbrake, though.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: strength of an OEM dana carrier and gear
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b][/b][quote=gregsdart]Stock gears don't like a lot of shock loads, like sidestepping a stiff clutch at high rpm, or hi rpm transbrake launches. They will live for A while. A stock dana can handle a LOT of off idle or low rpm launches. So take it easy on the launchs, or buy a spool, 35 spline race axles, and pro gears. I had a posi go away at the track many years ago. I pulled the posi out, put a shim in it made out of a coffee can lid, wholla! Locker! Just be carefull the halves of the locker touch when you bolt it together. I put two shims in, had to remove one and all was great. [/quote
8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky
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Re: strength of an OEM dana carrier and gear
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09/08/21 11:14 PM
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What year Mopar was your rear end out of? 23 spline early axles or the later 35 spline used in 1970 and 1971 cars? I would look at replacing the driver side carrier cap with a billet steel cap first
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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