need some ERA rear info , snapped an axle again ...my fault again

[decooney]

Hi John,

Got your note as I was typing this.., before I designed the wheel hop kit, I searched around at a few 4x4 places and found a set of inner hardened chromoly stub axles and hardened spider gears. With a one mild launch (only once) my Dana 44 crumbled into 44 small pieces. I found my photo but can't find my notes on the source, but there were only a few sets left and it was quite a while ago. They look like this, for reference. May need to search around. I think a few guys will make up a few sets from time to time. Maybe someone here has a new source.

[John Martin]

The picture you posted is a big help .

[John Martin]

Strange said they would make them ,

[John Martin]

My Power lok works , can't upgrade parts inside .

[John Martin]

I'm ordering MarkWilliams 30 spline axles , auburn LSD ,Centerforce dual friction kit w/pp,tob . I should be all set .

[decooney]

John,
Can you post some photos of the bits you are getting - before you install them?

[RICK LAKE]

john Martin. John you can break these parts too if we don't find out what is going on with the car or driver?? John I broke lockers good for 600HP in my Dana's. Going around turn and hammering it. Large soft tires. I think your car has wheel hop and until you change the rear suspension. 30 spline axles are not going to last much longer than 27 or 19. There is a guy on this forum with a 700+hp motor and ran 19 spline rearend in his car for years. I am buying the center section. This car also runs 18" tires for autocross, roadrace, and 1/4 mile. The other issue is if you are snapping the stubs now, adding a stronger holding clutch is going to make the problem worse. I hope you remove the sliding weights from the pressure plate, they cause shifting problems and lockup issues when the motor is over 3,000 rpms. Good luck John. Ps if you don't have a watt's linkage you may want to look into one. The other thing is to switch rubber mounts with heim joints and hard plastic. Rick L.

[John Martin]

Will this increase the throw ?

[John Martin]

Changed the trailing arms back to it's original state , caused tork steer under hard acceleration .Gear ratio is a nice change for the street !