Re: [Amc-list] silly ford axle question?

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

hmmm.
Interesting!

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: James Shadwick <idahoAMX@xxxxxxxxx>
> I have had an 8" with 4.11 gears and a mini spool under the Gremlin for 
> the past 7 years and has worked fine....putting 280+HP to the rear 
> wheels with a 360....it now has a 401 with over 300HP to the rear wheels 
> in front of it and continues to motor along.......I do have an auto and 
> I do not hit it hard like a 4spd would..
> Jim Shadwick
> Nampa,ID
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I know we abused the snot of them and never broke any that I recall.
> > In fact now that I think about it the group I ran with as a whole broke more 
> 9's than 8"s!!!
> > The one little Mavericak grabber had an 8" with factory posi and aftermarket 
> 4:57 gears and it just plain ran hard. It went thru three owners while I knew of 
> it. 302 4 speed, bracket raced in the 13's. Even had some slicks on it for a 
> bit. I do not ever recall any breakage.
> >    In the 9"s I saw everyting from shattered spiders to cracked posi cases to 
> broken pinions. All on street cars on street tires. The only 8" failure I can 
> remember was a spider pin wearing a slot in the carrier on one car and it was my 
> friends dads station wagon!!!
> >   
> >
> > --
> > Mark Price
> > Morgantown, WV
> > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> > " I was different before people dared to be different" 
> >
> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >   
> >> A: The 8" that I had in my '66 Fairlane (289 3 speed) was 3.55 posi. I 
> >> switched it out for a 3.00 when I put the C4 auto in (then I put a 9" inch 
> >> in for the 428 side oiler right before the Tbolt copy car was stolen and I 
> >> sold the other 2 dr HT)
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [Amc-list] silly ford axle question?
> >> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans."
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> >> mcast.net>
> >>
> >>
> >> The 8" Maverick rear axle is the narrowest 8" axle out there
> >> AFAIK!
> >> It is a dead near perfect bolt in for the American, narrow for
> >> anything else.
> >> It is about 56" -56 3/4" wide total. I don't have the exact
> >> number handy right now.
> >> I would dearly love to use one in mine, but the costs of putting
> >> one together seems to be within $200 of doing a 9" so I'm
> >> guessing I will not be using the 8".
> >>   I want to get the gearset in 3:55 range and that was not an
> >> option in the Mavericks, nor are very many of them posi, so by
> >> the time I would add up all the "upgrades" well, It all adds up!
> >>   25 years ago I built one. The 3:55 geared pumpkin was to be
> >> found in the Mustang II V6 axles. $50 for a used pig and I was
> >> all set, no posi but it still worked well. The car was actually
> >> faster with the 3:55 8" open then with 4:11 9" posi. It's all in
> >> the combination I guess.
> >>
> >> No, IT IS NOT A SILLY QUESTION!
> >> any search for an improvement over the two piece axles is NOT
> >> silly!
> >> It's SMART!
> >> Anyone who has ever had to get his cars hooked in with a spun
> >> hub will agree!!!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark Price
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