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Jan 23, 2007 | 01:14 AM

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RE: 1969 REAR END

Depends on where you're located. I would go with a Currie setup complete if you have the funds. By the time you rebuild the used rear end, you'll have about the same amount of money in it.

Jan 23, 2007 | 01:23 AM

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I'll start this reply by saying that I am not disagreeing with or trying to contradict any of the other replys regarding 8" rears. That said, I'll just give you the opinoin of someone who has blown a few of the venerable 8 inchers with far less HP than most folks on this site sayan 8" will support. Yes, I drove the car hard on the street and I raced it with slicks. I broke two of them (with 4.62 gears) with a warmed over 302. The weak spot is not the gears, it's the housing itself. If it were mine, I'd go with a 9" with 3:50 or so gears with that tranny. Yes, the 8" will work but if you plan to use that 430 HP on a regular basis, I'd recommend a 9". Just an old hotrodder'sopinion.

And a good one at that! If you actually plant that much hp, an 8" will die soon enough.

Jan 23, 2007 | 01:46 AM

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I broke a top loader in half with my 302. Does that mean top loaders are bad? Nope. The 8" and stock driveshaft was stronger than that top loader.[&:]