Common 12-bolt failures

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Oct 15, 2007 | 01:08 PM

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JakeRobb

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From: Okemos, MI

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Originally Posted by reamo04

alright, so in a summer only car it really wouldnt matter too much. Good thing im about to buy a winter car haha.

I suppose I wasn't clear enough.

If you drive your car more on the street than you do at the strip, get a posi or a locker. You should only put a spool on a strip-only car.

Oct 15, 2007 | 02:31 PM

#17

ABA383

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From: Littlestown, PA

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Originally Posted by Bersaglieri

Wow, that's screwed up. I was thinking about a spool in the 9" I'm building, but wasnt sure if I should do it. Hearing you and ABA383 talk about it not being so bad makes me feel better about going that route.

Good luck and maybe I'll catch you the next time I'm home.

-Dustin-

Yeah Dustin its not bad at all with the M/T radials...I can't tell that theres a spool back there at all...I have noticed that the spool (for obvious reasons) wears out the tires faster, but I'm ok with that for now..I also don't DD the car anymore, maybe 4-5000 miles a year so the spool worked for my needs...For DD and in the bad weather I would not use one...Also I think the 33 splined Strange axles should hold up to the spool...

Its nice to know that both tires are getting hit equally when the power is applied, this is something I noticed at my last track outing where both tires were not spinning equally all the time and it hurt my launch...Having a spool back there now is just one less factor to worry about...

--Alan