just broke another 8.8

[4eyedstang]

is this just bad luck or what? this is the third rear end i broke in this car in probably 1000 miles of driving and this one never even made it to track
anyone know what could be causing this to happen ? it only puts down may bee 250hp and i don't beat on it that hard

[Prince Valiant]

Improperly set up rear? Find the common element in all three failures (same mechanic, same supplier, etc) IF there is one and that's probably your culprit.

[xxtremeteam]

time to pm portponies for a good one

[70 cutlass 442]

yep, there are 8.8s in the single digits, no reason for you to be breakign 3 of them

[HRSEPLA]

What is breaking exactly, gears, diff, ?

[4eyedstang]

What is breaking exactly, gears, diff, ?

i haven't opened this one up yet. but the last one the caps broke and the ring and pinon got crunched and this one sounds about the same

and to top it off my dd broke down this morning about halfway to work

off to a great week

[HRSEPLA]

Definately check the install setup as well as making sure the entire rear / axle tubes are straight.
Is the same person installing these? Maybe there is an issue there?

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

I put the rear end in, it was a junkyard rear end, the traction lock still worked so I would guess it had under 200k miles on it. All I did was bolt it in and bleed the brakes.
I guess we did put an alum dif cover/main cap girdle on it.

My bet is on an ugly wheelhop session, same way the last one broke.

Race that 347 race car with the stock 225 hp MARKY MARK, 90,800 on a 8.8.

[4eyedstang]

I put the rear end in, it was a junkyard rear end, the traction lock still worked so I would guess it had under 200k miles on it. All I did was bolt it in and bleed the brakes.
I guess we did put an alum dif cover/main cap girdle on it.

My bet is on an ugly wheelhop session, same way the last one broke.

Race that 347 race car with the stock 225 hp MARKY MARK, 90,800 on a 8.8.

nope just crusin in 5th with my wife and kids in the car and it just started bangin

zak please give me a call and no its not about the mustang

[Prince Valiant]

Are you guys putting in different axle lube or anything when you guys swap out?

[MurphysLaw88GT]

gear oil is for big pussays only

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

Nah of course we put the 85w-90 Gear Lube in there, no friction modifier tho. Poor bastard bought a $100 some dollar diff cover.
And Dan, you didnt break the 2nd rear end we took that one out cause you didn't like the one wheel wonder.

Sorry to see you giving up on the car, its going to be a good starting point on the cheap for someone.

[DurtyKurty]

if your track-lok is weak and you do some crazy one wheel peels, you can kill them pretty quick.

[MurphysLaw88GT]

Durty Durt

[Sprayaway Fox]

Check out Trans mount. Side load can fuggm up. But sounds like rears not set up right to me. Buddys do doughnuts alot on dragradials with no problem with around 450 hp so sounds like a install problem.

[Sprayaway Fox]

READ If you didnt sell it yet, are you installing the dif cover/ preload caps to the correct FT LBS? that will eat them up if ya go just to what fells good with a socket wrench..

[70 cutlass 442]

READ If you didnt sell it yet, are you installing the dif cover/ preload caps to the correct FT LBS? that will eat them up if ya go just to what fells good with a socket wrench..

Its not the rear end, its deffintaly from the transmission/ clutch area, I will be pulling out thursday so i will let everyone know what kind of carnage i find...

[Sprayaway Fox]

Alritey

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

Ah yes the World POS T5.

[Waver]

Eigther way, I think it is time to pm portponies and get it done right......I beat the hell out of my 88, took it down the track several times on dr's, took it on lond distance trips, and did brake stands several times on the rear end/ clutch set up he did for me and never had a problem. He is the only person who I will take my car to for trans/rear end work