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Old 08-25-2008, 11:18 AM
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It's time to build up my rear end. It has to hold about 420 whp for now, hopefully up to 600-700ish in a year or two. I'll be running drag radials at the least, and will probably have slicks at one point or another. I've made up a list of parts I was going to use, I'd just like opinions. What should I add, what should I change/use a different brand, and what should I eliminate altogether. It's an 8.8 with 3.27 gears, which I'm planning on keeping.

Auburn ECTED locking diff-
http://www.4wheelerssupply.com/catal...ducts_id/71249

Hardened 31 spline axles-
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

Trick Flow Diff cover-
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

Master bearing kit-
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

2x Axle bearing kit-
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

2x Gear oil-
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

Optional, not sure if I want to bother with these-

Pinion flange-
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

Differential stud kit-
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

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Old 08-25-2008, 12:00 PM
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$556 worth of stuff off LMS
$619 for the diff..

$1175 roughly... before shipping

Myself personally... I'd rather just buy everything all in one shot... Gotta love Summit!!

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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Old 08-25-2008, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by AdderMk2
$556 worth of stuff off LMS
$619 for the diff..

$1175 roughly... before shipping

Myself personally... I'd rather just buy everything all in one shot... Gotta love Summit!!

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Looks like a great package, but not for $1,099.95. If I spend an extra $76.55 ($1,176.50 for the stuff I listed) I get the Electric locking limited slip diff I want and don't have to deal with a mechanical locker. The reason I'm going with the selectable ECTED unit is because this is a largely street driven car. Btw this is for a 4 lug fox, and I'm not doing the 5 lug swap at this time. I don't want to buy wheels and tires.
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Old 08-25-2008, 12:48 PM
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yea.. b/c I definitly told you that you had to swap to 5 lug... all I did was throw up a link

keep in mind that Summit will swap parts out on the kits.

try thinking outside the box
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Originally Posted by AdderMk2
yea.. b/c I definitly told you that you had to swap to 5 lug... all I did was throw up a link

keep in mind that Summit will swap parts out on the kits.

try thinking outside the box
Chill, I that's not what I said. I know summit will swap parts, I was just throwing that in there because I hadn't mentioned it in the first post. Thanks for the help.
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Auburn sucks butt!!! = not rebuildible crap had an auburn that lasted 30-40 burn outs and then was toast = one wheel peel
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if you are gone to make 600+ hp down the road just spool it it is worth its wait in gold with high HP cars.
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Id run a set of C-clip eliminators and Id weld the tubes to the housing.
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Originally Posted by mjr46
Auburn sucks butt!!! = not rebuildible crap had an auburn that lasted 30-40 burn outs and then was toast = one wheel peel
Was that a locker or an LSD? The one I'm looking at is a LSD when not activated, when activated it's a locker. One of the members here wrote a review after he put one in his new edge GT, that's what got me thinking about em.

https://mustangforums.com/forum/show...t=auburn+ected

Originally Posted by uedlose
if you are gone to make 600+ hp down the road just spool it it is worth its wait in gold with high HP cars.
Question about spools, I've heard that they can lock up in a corner and send the car skidding. If that's true, I definitely don't want one because I'll be road tracking this car.

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Id run a set of C-clip eliminators and Id weld the tubes to the housing.
I'll be welding the tubes. I was going to do c clip eliminators

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

but they say it's not recommended for road racing applications or disc brakes. Any types of eliminators that are safe for hard cornering?

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I'd get the detroit tru trac versions, much tougher unit
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