Quote: Are we bracket racers or professional racers. Why do you want to change gear sets. If you run low 8ths or faster run the 9 and keep a wad of money ready. The dana, easy set up for 4 to 8 hundred bucks unless you need new parts.Set the gears up right and make sure its straight and it will last for years with no upkeep and one thing less to worry about.Funny, we go to the track and guys are adjusting valves,charging the battery,changing jets,resetting the bars all kind of stupid stuff,why? Don't make it complicated!
I didnt call it stupid stuff.. some times I'd spend a Saturday and a Sunday just testing the 4-link.. that got me down to a 1.19 60'..and take most of a day just doing jet changes ... I guess you are satisfied with anything
Mr.P, it all depends on what you have in mind. On race day you better be ready to win not sorting out your car or you're first round snacks. Ever hear of a professional athlete say on game day"i'm going to hit or catch the ball a new way today or a golfer say i'm trying a new swing"? No, they are ready with what they know works. Sorting is for test and tune day unless all you want to do is profile, "oh look at me i can do 1.10 60s or i can run 8.90s". don't matter but what's dialed on the windshield, its a a bracket race-try to win or profile. The op said street-strip car = Cheap Dana with a 4.10 and STOCK parts, only thing ya need is a spool. Don't need a wad of money? How many "free" center sections with all those high dollar parts in them you got laying around so you can try a few today? Now the guy with the radials, how big are they-8-9-10 inch? If you weld the tubs to the center housing you will not twist a 1/4 thick-3 inch diam. tube that's maybe 16 inches long, now for flex forward a simple cm tube brace on the FRONT that weighs maybe 5 lbs will take care of that. If and when you put the 1800 hp engine up front and get a tube chassis then by all means put the high dollar 9 inch rear in it. I have to agree with Monte for once, its all about application, application, application. I guess that covered all three
Last I checked there are no "free" a body danas around. But by all means if any Mopar purist wants to give me a a-body Dana 60 for free I will gladly take it. Lol I would need to figure out how to brace it or I would just bend it. I keep bending the axle in the car.
At my power level I would need all aftermarket parts in a Dana so why not go with a lighter rear and make my car faster? Isn't this what we are looking for? To maximize the performance of our cars. I run 10 inch rims with a 275/60 radial and leaf springs so my axle is 46 inches wide. I have torn off leaf spring mounts also and have them boxed in now.
My car is also street legal and is driven on the street, exactly as it is driven on the track.
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