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Re: Rear Ends

To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rear Ends
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 06:14:05 -0800 (PST)
Yeah, but I'd pay that for a 9" alone,  then
still have to adapt everything to make it fit.
Joe T warned me that they are prone to leaking,
but it's not like I'm going to put 30,000K on
this thing. Speaking of leaking, when I put it
back together, is regular ole SAE90 gear lube
what you guys use, or is something lighter
preferable for LSR? 

Dick K


--- John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
wrote:
> Don't forget a good set of C-clip eliminators
> is about $150.00.
> 
> JB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 3:40 PM
> Subject: Rear Ends
> 
> 
> > I know it aint the rear end of choice, but
> has
> > anybody ever set up a Chev 10 bolt?  Is all
> the
> > ring and pinion play adjusted with removable
> > shims, or is there an adjustment nut of some
> > kind?  Like I said, I know it's not the rear
> end
> > of choice, but I've got one sitting right
> there
> > under the workbench and it contains exactly
> the
> > ratio I want, and will easily handle all of
> the
> > horsepower I'll ever dream of making.  Since
> my
> > car already has a 10 bolt in it, it would
> sure be
> > a lot simpler and cheaper to put some C-clip
> > eliminators on it and use it.  I know that
> they
> > aren't the greatest way to go either, but I
> could
> > put that rear end under my car for way less
> than
> > half what it would cost me to change to a
> Ford
> > 9".  I mean, it's a direct bolt in.  If I
> switch
> > to the Ford, there are all those nickel and
> dime
> > pieces like new spring perches, changing
> either
> > the driveshaft or moving the rear end
> slightly to
> > make up for the different pinion offset, new
> > shocks, etc, etc.  (To some guys, that's just
> > part of racing, but I still have a co-driver
> > whose going to be wanting to go to college in
> > three more years!  Know what I mean?  I been
> > there, done that, and gave up the shirt three
> > times already.  This one's the fourth and
> last
> > but it still has to be done!)  If I can
> adjust a
> > little pinion play out of the 10 bolt that I
> > have, I can drop it right in and spend my
> money
> > racing instead of fixin.
> >
> >
> > =====
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> > *         Dick J          *
> > *    (In East Texas)      *
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> >
> >
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*         Dick J          * 
*    (In East Texas)      *
*         # 729           *
* C/GRS   C/FRS    D/STR  *
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