Posted By: dart443
To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 04:21 AM
Building a new bullet for my dart,Bought a dana with a powerlock.Should I be putting in a spool? I do have one just wondering. 
To spool or not ?
Posted By: Ari440
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 04:26 AM
spool
Posted By: hemi-itis
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 04:31 AM
When the p/lock blows up,get a spool 
Posted By: Randy..
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 04:31 AM
Spool here. NO don't wait till it BLOWS. it most likley will take out more than just the diff if it goes, if your lucky it wont kill trans/drive shaft or the car if your going down track at anything over 10mph.
NO don't wait till it BLOWS. it most likley will take out more than just the diff if it goes, if your lucky it wont kill trans/drive shaft or the car if your going down track at anything over 10mph.
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 04:33 AM
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Building a new bullet for my dart,Bought a dana with a powerlock.Should I be putting in a spool? I do have one just wondering.
What do you do with the car
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 04:33 AM
Is this a street car, street and strip car or a race only car? If race only use the spool 
If not a race car try the posi first and see if yuo like it or not If you don't like it change to the spool then, it is not real hard in the car 
I used a spool in my street and strip car because I didn't have a posi for the gear ratio I wanted to use, 4.10
I may end up taking that spool out now and replace it with a 4.10 posi that I have acquired since then The spool makes backing into a parking space a pain and it is hard on the axles on the street The choice is yours, good luck
If not a race car try the posi first and see if yuo like it or not If you don't like it change to the spool then, it is not real hard in the car I used a spool in my street and strip car because I didn't have a posi for the gear ratio I wanted to use, 4.10 I may end up taking that spool out now and replace it with a 4.10 posi that I have acquired since then The spool makes backing into a parking space a pain and it is hard on the axles on the street The choice is yours, good luck
Posted By: dart443
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 04:55 AM
race car with a ez headed 493 aprox 700hp 
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 05:02 AM
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race car with a ez headed 493 aprox 700hp
Spool
Posted By: hemi-itis
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 05:04 AM
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race car with a ez headed 493 aprox 700hp
Spool
Spool it now and sell the power lock
Posted By: dart443
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 05:14 AM
Thanks guys,that's what i thought.I'm a little concerned about breaking an axle with a spool. 
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 05:26 AM
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race car with a ez headed 493 aprox 700hp
Spool
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Posted By: tubtar
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 06:05 AM
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Thanks guys,that's what i thought.I'm a little concerned about breaking an axle with a spool.
I'll go ahead and answer your next question right here and now.
Get good axles too.
Stock axles need not apply.
Posted By: DemonDust
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 06:24 AM
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Thanks guys,that's what i thought.I'm a little concerned about breaking an axle with a spool.
I'll go ahead and answer your next question right here and now.
Get good axles too.
Stock axles need not apply.
Sorry for the dumb question but, can you even get a spool with stock axle spline?
I put 35 spline in mine from DR Diff and never looked back
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/13/11 08:04 AM
Quote:the 1970 and later Mopar car Dana 60 came with 35 spline axles stockQuote:Quote:
Thanks guys,that's what i thought.I'm a little concerned about breaking an axle with a spool.
I'll go ahead and answer your next question right here and now.
Get good axles too.
Stock axles need not apply.
Sorry for the dumb question but, can you even get a spool with stock axle spline?
I put 35 spline in mine from DR Diff and never looked back
Posted By: 572charger
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/15/11 01:30 PM
had stock dana 60 1968 [out of my 440 4spd charger r/t] rear in my car for years we changed the gear and axles to run in the 10s ran many 9 sec and and acouple of 8 sec passes with it never hurt the posi ! i dont' know how the after market posi stack up to a factory one . the rear is in 440drivers 70 coronet , i got a moser with a spool now . only difference is i won,t push easy and it wears out tires twice as fast on the street !!! 
Posted By: w2stroker
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/15/11 01:54 PM
sorry to high jack, but it's a similar ? my car is 685 hp, dana 60 with a detroit locker. the local rearend guru said going to a spool would improve my 60' times. any thoughts our experience with this change
Posted By: jvcuda
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/15/11 08:51 PM
Interesting question,a locker behaves like a spool,the difference being a spool weighs less.Would that make any difference in the 60ft?I'm guessing not,but would like to here from someone who made the switch.
Posted By: 68 HEMI GTS
Re: To spool or not ? - 03/15/11 09:30 PM
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sorry to high jack, but it's a similar ? my car is 685 hp, dana 60 with a detroit locker. the local rearend guru said going to a spool would improve my 60' times. any thoughts our experience with this change
don't see how its gonna make a difference if the locker is working properly and the car hooks and goes straight. i have a detroit locker in my dart, there a tough unit. only thing i could see is a little bit of rotating weight savings....