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04-22-2011, 11:34 PM
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Tyranny is Closing In
Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: N.E. Florida
Posts: 189
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Strength of the stock drive shaft?
I'm trying to decide whether to go with a 9" kit, or simply upgrade my axles. The deciding factor is whether or not the stock drive shaft can hold up. My car has 647 rwhp/ 578 rwt, can the stock drive shaft hold up to that if say I run it with drag radials?
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04-23-2011, 02:50 AM
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Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Marion Tx
Posts: 15,799
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I have drag radials and have been to the track several times... 18 inch wheels and drags radials at 14 to 18 lbs will soften the shock load... Your gears are on borrowed time. One thing to avoid is a high RPM clutch dump.... I come off the line around 2500 right now and then roll aggresively into the throttle... I've seen stock Camaros with manual transmissions destroy the diff... I'll run it until I grenade the diff and then upgrade to the nine inch and one piece drivehsaft. I already have the 1400 hp rated axles...
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04-23-2011, 08:12 AM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sandy Hook, CT
Posts: 11,926
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I twisted my stock ds at somepoint over the last year. My car is an A6 and I run bias ply slicks. Even that wasn't enough to prevent it.
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04-24-2011, 12:18 AM
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Tyranny is Closing In
Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: N.E. Florida
Posts: 189
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04-24-2011, 12:22 AM
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Tyranny is Closing In
Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: N.E. Florida
Posts: 189
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Is there a heavy duty after market 2-piece drive shaft available? 10:19 is damn impressive BTW. |
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04-26-2011, 03:50 AM
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Drag Racer
Drives: 2010 2SS/Rs Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas
Posts: 167
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snapped the bolts on driveshaft in front and rear on making 467 on a manual trans. and stock tires. dont dump high im sure if i dump high with sticky tires i will bust an axle...ill just stick to leaving soft...or not drag racing it..
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