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Re: Dana or 8 3/4.. I know.. I know, but just asking..
[Re: DoctorDiff]
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01/29/11 02:47 PM
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BobR
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All rearends are "HP limited". Pro Stock doesn't run Dana 60s and Top Fuel doesn't run 9.5" rearends.
Application is everything.
Application is everything. I have a Strange Dana in my 416 Challenger T/A. I have a Dewco 9.5 in my race car. For the kind of racing most every weekend racers do the 9.5 is the best choice IMO. My brother has a fairly stout 8 3/4 in his BB Dart. He doesn't race it and therefore doesn't get much traction and it's fine for that.
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Re: Dana or 8 3/4.. I know.. I know, but just asking..
[Re: theclutcher]
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01/29/11 07:41 PM
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actionange
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Please, someone post the beaten horse.
Hey modds, why dont we just sticky a post like this so if anyone has a question like it they can refer to the sticky.
To the OP.
If you have to ask, you need one. 
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Re: Dana or 8 3/4.. I know.. I know, but just asking..
[Re: Thumperdart]
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01/30/11 12:46 AM
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We are switching over to a Dana because they just look BAD A$$!!!!!! Really though, the cost is a huge variable. We were going to do the 9" because we are not biased at all. But for our application the Dana fit the budget the best and we know we cant hurt it. Oh yeah....It looks BAD A$$ to!!!!
10.53 @ 125mph. 1.37 60 foot. Caltracs and Monoleafs, AFCO shocks.
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Re: Dana or 8 3/4.. I know.. I know, but just asking..
[Re: justinp61]
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02/03/11 10:51 AM
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Don't be a dumb, buy a 9".
I guess I'm one of the many dummies here. Oh well we all can't be geniuses  . It amazes how much people blow about 9" rears. If they are so strong why didn't Ford put them in their 3/4 ton trucks? A good 9" third member will cost as much or almost as much as a complete Dana.
Maybe I shouldn't have used the word "dumb"
Just because your stuck in the 80s don't mean that everyone else has to be, a 9" is a much better choice for a race rearend, bar none! 
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Re: Dana or 8 3/4.. I know.. I know, but just asking..
[Re: actionange]
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02/03/11 12:45 PM
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Please, someone post the beaten horse.
Hey modds, why dont we just sticky a post like this so if anyone has a question like it they can refer to the sticky.
To the OP.
If you have to ask, you need one.
I think you are forgetting that people come and go from this site all the time. New racers eager to learn come on here, read a quote like that and don't want to look dumb and then don't ask many questions. I don't mind responding every day to a different person the same info. To him it may very well be his first post, and probably is.
without the tolerance of many good people on this board, as well as else where, I would probably still be fighting my way out the the elevens instead of running in the eights.
8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky
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Re: Dana or 8 3/4.. I know.. I know, but just asking..
[Re: gregsdart]
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02/03/11 01:14 PM
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Please, someone post the beaten horse.
Hey modds, why dont we just sticky a post like this so if anyone has a question like it they can refer to the sticky.
To the OP.
If you have to ask, you need one.
I think you are forgetting that people come and go from this site all the time. New racers eager to learn come on here, read a quote like that and don't want to look dumb and then don't ask many questions. I don't mind responding every day to a different person the same info. To him it may very well be his first post, and probably is.
without the tolerance of many good people on this board, as well as else where, I would probably still be fighting my way out the the elevens instead of running in the eights.
 and very well said, and nothing wrong with a little humor along the way. we deal with these posts on a monthly basis if not sooner.
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Re: Dana or 8 3/4.. I know.. I know, but just asking..
[Re: Dean_Kuzluzski]
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02/03/11 02:11 PM
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I think it would be hard to put a horsepower,weight limit on the 8 3/4. If so what can mine handle? 3740 lbs, 8" 5000 converter,foot brake, 35 sline m/w axles, spool, motive 3.91 gears, back brace and m/w caps and studs. I would asume that it would just be a guess?
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Re: Dana or 8 3/4.. I know.. I know, but just asking..
[Re: Challenger 1]
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02/03/11 10:36 PM
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justinp61
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Don't be a dumb, buy a 9".
I guess I'm one of the many dummies here. Oh well we all can't be geniuses . It amazes how much people blow about 9" rears. If they are so strong why didn't Ford put them in their 3/4 ton trucks? A good 9" third member will cost as much or almost as much as a complete Dana.
Maybe I shouldn't have used the word "dumb"
Just because your stuck in the 80s don't mean that everyone else has to be, a 9" is a much better choice for a race rearend, bar none!
For my car the Dana is the best choice, obviously not the best for all applications, but I never said that it was. If the 9" was the end all of rear ends they would be in everything with wheels. I'm going to go to the shop now and listen to some hair bands and polish the cover on my Dana. 
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