Re: tapered axle strength

[gerry peters <gpeters35@xxxxxxx>]

is there such a thing as a high strength key?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jimmy Peavy" <peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: tapered axle strength


>  You won't break the axles.
> The problem was shearing the key in the hub.
> But I doubt you'd ever do that either.
>
>   Jimmy
>
> On 9/12/2010 6:19 PM, gerry peters wrote:
> > Does anyone have race experience with the 8.75 tapered axle diff ?
> >   The car will have  9" slicks 727 and 3.55s or 4.10s
> >
> >   i.e.How much hp can they withstand in a 4000 lb car and for how long ?
> >        If they break ,where will they break ?
> >
> > I know the easy answer is to change to the complete 65 and up diff .
> >
> > The advantage to the 1963 rear end is they are only an inch wider then an 
> > a body 8.75
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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