11-23-2008, 05:25 PM | #1 |
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7.5 inch rear question
drivetrain specialties sells a detroit locker ,good gears and axles aswell as a rearcover girdle....how much could our rearends take with these parts installed....I know theres a board member or two that have been known to break the 7.5....lol any answers would be appreciatted....
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11-23-2008, 09:06 PM | #2 |
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The ring and pinion is the weak part of the 7.5 in my experience, from the ones that I've destroyed.
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11-24-2008, 05:52 AM | #3 |
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i would not put any money in a 7.5 because 8.8 is so easy to swap. i seen one bust the spider gears and it was not that bad of car.
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11-24-2008, 06:45 AM | #4 |
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I think a 7.5 would last awhile behind a turbo 4
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11-24-2008, 06:46 AM | #5 |
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would you put all that money in a 7.5?
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11-24-2008, 07:58 AM | #6 |
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why not? he keeps putting it in slow ass mod motor cars...just like you
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11-24-2008, 08:24 PM | #7 |
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behind a 4 cylinder I would contemplate it. Your looking at least another $300 to put an 8.8 under it (unless you have one laying around the house)
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11-25-2008, 09:36 AM | #8 |
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The 7.5 is a pretty tough rearend. I've seen them get abused behind 302's in '85 GT mustangs as well as behind some pretty strong 2.3's. And let's face it, the 8.8 can have issues too, if things are not setup right. I wouldn't hesitate to put good parts into an SVO 7.5 rear.
(And remember: the LS1 camaro/transam also has a 7.5" ring&pinion)
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Hypothetically speaking of course.
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