Re: Re: Re: Re: 8 1/4 axle

From: Jon Smith (fast4x4@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Oct 17 1999 - 23:22:26 EDT


lamp post?? havn't thought about that, it will complement my crankshaft
mailbox post :-)

> Mine was fine till I had work done on it. seems to be the kiss of death
with
> the 8 1/4. ?????? maybe it's late or I've been smoking the garden hose
again, but can you clarify that statement?? I assume this 8.25 is/was on
your 13sec shelby dak?

What's the limit to how much HP/TQ the 8 1/4 can take? I hope I'm not near
the end of my modding career with this truck, I still have a 14sec pass to
make :-)
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Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
'95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.5@87.5
207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
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----- Original Message -----
From: nosdakota <nosdakota@email.msn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 10:59 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Re: 8 1/4 axle

> transmissions can be hidden as nightstands if done properly but I never
> heard of hiding an axle as a lamp post ( you have to hide that kind of
stuff
> from the wife)
> Joe W.
> 87 Shelby Charger 13.9
> 98 Dakota 13.1
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jon Smith <fast4x4@bellsouth.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 10:22 PM
> Subject: DML: Re: Re: 8 1/4 axle
>
>
> > That's what I suspect, they were only 5 months old.. I drive hard, but
not
> > hard enough to powderize a set in that shot amt. of time, this is why
I'm
> > trying to prove the dealer at fault (and why I have an old axle sitting
on
> > my porch (-: )
> >
> > This new axle was from a junkyard, so presumably the factory has been
the
> > only one's that have delt with the gearing.
> > ____________________________________________
> > Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
> > '95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
> > dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
> > MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
> > ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
> > BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.5@87.5
> > 207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
> > ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: nosdakota <nosdakota@email.msn.com>
> > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 7:27 PM
> > Subject: DML: Re: 8 1/4 axle
> >
> >
> > > I've only been through one rear and it was the fault of the person
that
> > > assembled it. the bolt heads that hold the ring gear on sheared off
due
> to
> > > reusing the same bolts instead of getting new ones like you're
supposed
> > to.
> > > I still have all the origional internals including the factory LSD.
I'm
> > > running slicks and launching with alot of nitrous, no breakage. Is it
> > > possible you rear isn't being set up right?
> > > Joe W.
> > > 87 Shelby Charger 13.9
> > > 98 Dakota 13.1
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Jon Smith <fast4x4@bellsouth.net>
> > > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 4:41 PM
> > > Subject: DML: 8 1/4 axle
> > >
> > >
> > > > I'm curious to know if those with the 8.25" and making a good bit of
> > power
> > > > have had problems with spider gears. I just had to replace the rear
> > axle
> > > > assembly, the previous spider gears turned to mush, and the metal
> flakes
> > > > (according to the ferd dealer that worked on it...) wore the
> ring/pinon
> > > > significantly, along with crapping out the bearings. These had been
> the
> > > 2nd
> > > > set of spider gears, the 1st set were missing only 2 or 3 teeth as
> > > compared
> > > > with 2 or 3 remaining on this last set.
> > > >
> > > > Good news is I now have a SG unit (don't these still retain spider
> > gears?)
> > > > bad news is it was mighty expensive, and the dealer is basically
> trying
> > to
> > > > rape me on labor costs. I have the old axle assembly still, and am
> > trying
> > > > to find somewhere to get a Rockwell hardness test done on the spider
> > > gears,
> > > > hopefully to prove that the dealer used counterfeit parts.
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > > ____________________________________________
> > > > Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
> > > > '95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
> > > > dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
> > > > MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
> > > > ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
> > > > BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.5@87.5
> > > > 207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
> > > > ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
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> > >
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