Not quite proper for this forum but, it is a factory racecar. Why is Mopar equipping this car with a GM automatic? This is not right!
Mike
Mike
Yes.Turbo 400?
I saw that PT at Mopars at the Battleship in Alabama a couple of years ago, and this sums up everything I can say about it:View attachment 862239
This one has a 9" Ford 4-linked in the rear. Sure it could have been done with a Dana but...............
Sad eh....The Drag Pak Challenger also has a 9" rear end.
That just reinforces the theory that a Ford rear end is designed to take more of a poundingSad eh....
A stock 9 isn't much stronger than an 8 3/4. The 9 having 3 million different gear ratios is one of the reasons (and having the drop out pig) that the aftermarket decided they could make good money on it so it became the industry darling. Drag rear end builders also like the fact that they can more easily weld brackets with a more narrow width to the 9 than they could on the Dana.That just reinforces the theory that a Ford rear end is designed to take more of a pounding
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A stock 9 isn't much stronger than an 8 3/4. The 9 having 3 million different gear ratios is one of the reasons (and having the drop out pig) that the aftermarket decided they could make good money on it so it became the industry darling. Drag rear end builders also like the fact that they can more easily weld brackets with a more narrow width to the 9 than they could on the Dana.
Yes. Believe me, I hate to give "the other guys" much credit, but the Ford based 9" is hard to beat. That is what the Quick Performance rear axle assembly I ordered custom made for my wife's 65 421 Tripower GTO is. I maxed it out with upgrades, including the Daytona pinion support. It's not ever going to break!You are forgetting the fact that the ford 9" has an extra support bearing at the rear of the pinion shaft which makes it much stronger than an 8 3/4 rear