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<blockquote data-quote="bubblehead93" data-source="post: 9488955" data-attributes="member: 96609"><p>First off, yes you can stud the differential main caps like a SRA - you can use any of the kits you would use for a 8.8 SRA. </p><p></p><p>I'm convinced most cover failures, similar to half-shaft failures, are due to wheel hop. If you have ever had the cover off, it is thin cast aluminum - I was surprised how thin it is, I think anyone should at least install a brace to transmit much of the load from the rear housing bolts to the differential casing vice the cover.</p><p></p><p>Other than pictures, I have never had a LPW cover in my hands. Though cast, it appears to be thicker and have more substantial webbing on it than the stock cover as well as main cap load support bolts. For the average street cobra that sees only occasional strip time, the decision comes down to what suspension components you want to run with the primary goal to eliminate wheel hop to preclude driveline failures. For the average cobra given the fitment issues highlighted above, I think a brace is sufficient as long as you have done the suspension mods necessary to eliminate wheel hop. If you don't eliminate the hop, don't care what you do back there, you will eventually break something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bubblehead93, post: 9488955, member: 96609"] First off, yes you can stud the differential main caps like a SRA - you can use any of the kits you would use for a 8.8 SRA. I'm convinced most cover failures, similar to half-shaft failures, are due to wheel hop. If you have ever had the cover off, it is thin cast aluminum - I was surprised how thin it is, I think anyone should at least install a brace to transmit much of the load from the rear housing bolts to the differential casing vice the cover. Other than pictures, I have never had a LPW cover in my hands. Though cast, it appears to be thicker and have more substantial webbing on it than the stock cover as well as main cap load support bolts. For the average street cobra that sees only occasional strip time, the decision comes down to what suspension components you want to run with the primary goal to eliminate wheel hop to preclude driveline failures. For the average cobra given the fitment issues highlighted above, I think a brace is sufficient as long as you have done the suspension mods necessary to eliminate wheel hop. If you don't eliminate the hop, don't care what you do back there, you will eventually break something. [/QUOTE]
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