Broken Jag rear - WARNING!

[RICK LAKE]

Tom Wells Back again Tom that support for the rearend can be gotten with the added hole for the rods you see in Mikes car. You didn't say which jag rear you have in your car. An easy thing to do is add strapping on the 3 sides of the end and tube. and weld them to both parts. This will help strenghen the joint and stop the twist. You should add a Watt's linkage also if you are going to drive hard. 1 more thing I like CWI and have gotten parts there. Quality is good BUT. I found out that the stub shafts that are good for 600 hp twist. The earlier ones came from downunder and they twisted the splines. The latter ones come from Mark Williams and the steel is better and no twisting. The rear support cover is for added strength for the caps in the carrier housing. How much stress do you think that those carrier caps are under. You hit the gas and light up the tires, that carrier is trying to get out the back of the housing. A good rebuilt jag rear will take 450 hp with no problem as long as you stay with normal tires like BFG's. There traction is OK for street but poor for racing. I have 15" BFG's on the street and 17" Pilot's for autocross and roadracing. You allready broke a lower arm and are going to better parts, you will find as time and drive of your car what other things will break and you add stronger parts down the road. It's a work in process thing. Add the straps for safety. Rick Lake