"Saint" <saint1958@cox.net> wrote:
: Gabe, if you are looking into a serious added HP & TQ levels, look for a
: non-destructible rear axle system. With the next Dodge Ram SRT-10, they are
: using the Dana 80 rear versus the 1500 rear axle system. On the new 03
: 2500/3500 Rams, they have these along with solid front axles and rack &
: pinion steering. What a great match up Gabe. I hoping the next Dakota R/T
: will get them also. These Dodge rear-ends are indestructible and well worth
: the money. The down size is that they are 8 lug versus 6-lug on Dakotas or
: 5-lug on 1500.
Another down side is that they are a BEAST! I don't have a weight
figure, but expect it to be HEEEEEEAVY! Great for an offroader or rock
crawler, but a drag truck is probably not going to like the extra weight
and rotating mass. For a steet/strip vehicle, there are other weaker
(but still adequately strong) rears which will not give up as much ET
as something like the Dana 80 or even the Dana 60 would. (The Chrysler
8.75" comes to mind, along with the Ford 9", and from what I understand, the
Chrysler 9.25" and 8.25" can each be built to take some abuse.)
Its all a trade off - mean ol' Mr. "law of diminishing marginal returns"
again. (The only useful thing I took from my college stats course.) ;-)
---Jon-
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