NON-turbo LSD's
08-06-2008, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sen2two' post='905940' date='Aug 5 2008, 08:15 PM
not worth the $$$ to me. its a daily driver.
If that's the only reason you dont want a solid rear axle in your car, sell the 10ae and get a mustang.
08-06-2008, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by defprun' post='905994' date='Aug 6 2008, 02:56 PM
If that's the only reason you dont want a solid rear axle in your car, sell the 10ae and get a mustang.
dont take it like im attacking you, but thats the dumbest thing i ever heard...
and it would not be going on my 10ae. 10ae's are TII's
its for my 91 coupe. im looking to see how much it would run me to get a stock FC lsd and cryo the ring and pinion. Vs. but find a 8.8 solid from an explorer (dosnt have to be cut down, perfect length) and mount it up myself.
the grannys kit is like 800 plus the rear and all that. not worth it. but if i can get a 8.8 rear from the junk yard cheap. and then the only other cost is metal for brackets. the whole torque arm will not be needed, since i will not be running on any road coarses. so it would be two brackets for the shock mounting position. one for the nose of the diff. and a 4-link or similar.
08-07-2008, 08:32 PM
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there the same except the explorer one comes five lug and disc brake. unlike the fox. so the explorer would be a better choice...
im going to take the car to the track next month and launch it hard with all the NA drivetrain intact. and if it explodes like im expecting it to. im going to do the 8.8 rear. i have a TII trans ready to go in. i found both fox body and explorer rears for 125 and less. so the only other cost is metal for brackets. the exspensive stuff is building the rear.
even then, its not that bad...
im going to take the car to the track next month and launch it hard with all the NA drivetrain intact. and if it explodes like im expecting it to. im going to do the 8.8 rear. i have a TII trans ready to go in. i found both fox body and explorer rears for 125 and less. so the only other cost is metal for brackets. the exspensive stuff is building the rear.
even then, its not that bad...
08-07-2008, 10:49 PM
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im confused... do you mean make the 1st gen independent rear suspension (IRS) or just the trans and motor?
and i didnt like the idea at first of a solid axle in a 2nd gen. just seemed wrong. but you cant deny the traction gain and strength for strait line power. plus my 10AE has full TII everything. so why not have one IRS, and one solid rear?
im abandoning my 1st gen project and been selling off parts. 3 projects is just to much right now. after i finish this one (91 coupe) and paint the 10AE. i'll start something new. im trying to finish cars before i start new ones these days...wish i did that in the first place.
and i didnt like the idea at first of a solid axle in a 2nd gen. just seemed wrong. but you cant deny the traction gain and strength for strait line power. plus my 10AE has full TII everything. so why not have one IRS, and one solid rear?
im abandoning my 1st gen project and been selling off parts. 3 projects is just to much right now. after i finish this one (91 coupe) and paint the 10AE. i'll start something new. im trying to finish cars before i start new ones these days...wish i did that in the first place.
08-08-2008, 05:49 AM
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I meant since the 1st gen already has a solid rear axle use it as your drag car.
But if you can convert a 2nd gen to the same kind of setup easier than swapping a motor than who am I to argue, really.
But if you can convert a 2nd gen to the same kind of setup easier than swapping a motor than who am I to argue, really.
08-08-2008, 12:10 PM
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the 1st gen rears are also 7" ring gears. the 3rd member swaps to and from 2nd gens. so again i still have a weak rear. its not the solid rear that makes the diff strong. solid rears have bigger stronger axles, but thats it. its the size and strength of the ring gear. and the differential itself.
i have never put a solid rear in a car that was IRS. so i dont know how easy it is. but im going to try...
i have never put a solid rear in a car that was IRS. so i dont know how easy it is. but im going to try...
08-09-2008, 10:18 PM
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Well going Ford 9" in the rear on a 1st gen doesnt seem THAT hard...in comparison anyway and it's been done. Hell some people have gone as far as converting to Ford 9" with full coilovers in the rear (a kit for newer 'stangs)
08-10-2008, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by defprun' post='906191' date='Aug 9 2008, 10:18 PM
Well going Ford 9" in the rear on a 1st gen doesnt seem THAT hard...in comparison anyway and it's been done. Hell some people have gone as far as converting to Ford 9" with full coilovers in the rear (a kit for newer 'stangs)
i fitted a 8.8 in my 79, out a mark7 disc brake, posi five lugs ! i like the way it rides