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Originally Posted by THUMPER20X
I blew at 4 10bolts in my 93. Two were built with axles and some really awesome parts. You cant beat the 9". I was running 400hp and Drag radials. 10bolt is absolute crap.
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The 10 bolt is inherently weaker than the 12 bolt (lot smaller ring gear for starters), but the hp/weight savings theory (versus the 9 inch) is still true. It's a similar thing with the Dana 60...it's stronger than the Ford-9, but heavier and a hp pig to turn...if you can get away with the Ford-9 you'll be ahead of the game, but your setup may dictate the Dana. We had a Dana 60 in a big tire'd Chevelle years ago...man was that thing HEAVY.
It's funny, how different combos, in the hands of different people, react different. There's a high school kid here in town who can't keep a rear end under his truck (I helped him a bit with his last rear) even though he's just got a basic 350 in a 4x4 daily driver...but another guy here has an S10 drag truck, built sbc, stickies, decent converter, and he's still using the stock S10 rear end (7.5?). I told him it'd never work, he wanted to see how long it'd last...that was several years ago...
