Re: tapered axle strength

[Jimmy Peavy <peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 You won't break the axles.
The problem was shearing the key in the hub.
But I doubt you'd ever do that either.

  Jimmy

On 9/12/2010 6:19 PM, gerry peters wrote:
> Does anyone have race experience with the 8.75 tapered axle diff ?
>   The car will have  9" slicks 727 and 3.55s or 4.10s
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>   i.e.How much hp can they withstand in a 4000 lb car and for how long ?
>        If they break ,where will they break ?
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> I know the easy answer is to change to the complete 65 and up diff .
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> The advantage to the 1963 rear end is they are only an inch wider then an a body 8.75
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