RE: 8.75 and rear changes for AMC

["Gary Walker" <NashFlash@xxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Verron Bretemps
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 2:56 AM
Subject: RE: 8.75 and rear changes for AMC.
You say;
      I just don't understand why people think they need to adapt a rear
into AMCs. Sell all that slo-par stuff and buy a set of  one piece axles for
the AMC-20. .

THEN You say;
     When my car goes in the 10's i'll change to a Dana 60 !

   My car DOES run in the 10's thank you and I gave one reason for the 8 3/4
choice.  Easy gear changes, only a few minutes.   The Dana is the same type
rear as the AMC and takes a complete gear mesh setup to change.   Beside
that, it is much heavier.
The Dana is very strong as is the Ford 9 inch.  There are more 8 3/4 rears
around and more of them fit without narrowing.

Then;
     The post about 8.75s being used in dragsters was true back when they
spun the tires the whole quarter mile, as soon as the tire tech caught up to
the horsepower they changed to stronger rears. (spinning tires don't break
rears traction does).

A rubber band and any tires did not put those dragsters into the sevens.
Power and traction did. (They)  changed to stronger rears because stronger
rears became AVAILABLE.

No corrections are needed for what I said before.
        Your friend,
         Gary Walker