Went to the track on street tires and after I did the burnout I tried to see if the street tires were hooking and bam! I stayed parked there. -.- and the worst part there was like 98% gm vehicles out there taking pics of my car getting towed lol but just checked it out and it looks like the spider gears went out...now my question is....replace it with stock parts or is there an upgrade?
Well there goes my rear end -.-
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Yup same thing I was thinking but the only thing I can conclude is that they were about to go out and I guess last night was my lucky night
did it move at all or just broke right after you lef of the clutch? i would get an eaton truetrac or even an eaton lsd Eaton 8.8in 31 Spline Mustang Limited Slip Differential 19588-1 (86-14 V8; 11-14 V6) - Free Shipping 19588-1. i had one in my 04 mach 1 and i liked it alot.
Welcome to the club. Was the car wheel hopping at all?
When you fix it make sure you thoroughly clean and inspect everything. I had teeth of the gears inside the axle tubes almost out the side of the rear.
When you fix it make sure you thoroughly clean and inspect everything. I had teeth of the gears inside the axle tubes almost out the side of the rear.
After the burn out I revved to maybe 2k+ just to see if the tires were at least hooking a little,oh and I never side step,and bam it didn't even roll front it just stayed in place
Nah no wheel hop at all ever since i installed the upper and lowers...I'll check them again because everything seemed fine.
My guess is the clutch packs are worn, allowing more clearance between the spider and sides gears that letting them to slap/shear. One of the street tires most likely grabbed while the other spun enough or broke away and caused the gears to slap and break. Wheel hop can also be the culprit even though not felt by you. Street tires are a bad idea at the track on stick cars due to usually being stiff side wall construction and low profile allowing no flex. I would suggest getting a trutrac diff, they hold up a lot better.
And OP get some slicks. Will help whatever you put in there last alot longer.
That's what I came to say. Torsion diff is not meant for drag racing, so I've read Torsen Limited Slip Differentials, Ford Mustang 8.8 Axle
I've been running mine at the strip and this is what scares me.
I've been running mine at the strip and this is what scares me.
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