RE: tapered axle strength

[mike stas <cruisermike426@xxxxxxx>]

I raced a  62 plymouth fury back in the 70's. 383 2 x 4 barrels with a 4.88 rear.
Tapered axles. Car ran in SS/HA on the record along Callahan & Sulu (the Villian) who held the record at 11.88.
They won the first gatornationals back in the 70's with this car in F/SA.
My car ran the same times 
The name on my car was OVERDOSE.
We both ran in Northeast Division 1.
We both had tapered axles. NO PROBLEM. These cars were pushing close to 500HP.

CruiserMike
New Jersey

 
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: tapered axle strength
> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:24:27 -0500
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> 
> 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:
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> > 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
> >
> > i.e.How much hp can they withstand in a 4000 lb car and for how long ?
> > If they break ,where will they break ?
> >
> > 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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