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Old 08-26-2012, 12:07 PM
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Default ... and now that I think about it

I remember having a conversation with the ERA gang about the size of the u-Joints, both on the drive shaft and the four on the ERA rear. The long and the short of it was that the rear drive shaft u-joint was smaller than the front because, if something went really, really wrong, you would prefer to have that one blow rather than the front -- 1310 verus 1330, if I recall.... So, putting in a "monster" clutch, when the tires break loose well below "moderate" clutch holding levels is like putting in a monster front u-joint on the drive shaft, while the rear u-joint is still a 1310. No?
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