And you thought your Rear End needed some work
12-09-2001, 06:35 PM
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And you thought your Rear End needed some work
12-09-2001, 06:45 PM
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Re: And you thought your Rear End needed some work (Steve Straus)
I think Stingy74 posted that a while back. It looks like his rear end locked up and then it popped his wheels off. That would suck :(
12-09-2001, 06:55 PM
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Re: And you thought your Rear End needed some work (bence13_33)
I think Stingy74 posted that a while back. It looks like his rear end locked up and then it popped his wheels off. That would suck :(
12-09-2001, 09:53 PM
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Re: And you thought your Rear End needed some work (Steve Straus)
You wanna know what really sucks. It took me about 2 full minutes to download that 3 second clip! 56k modems crawl! :cry
12-09-2001, 10:08 PM
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Re: And you thought your Rear End needed some work (Steve Straus)
uuuHHH... I sure hope I got mine set right! :lol: :smash:
I have completed setup of the 3.73:1 gears in my DANA 44
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zero...720387#1720387
I have completed setup of the 3.73:1 gears in my DANA 44
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zero...720387#1720387
12-09-2001, 10:18 PM
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I do not believe that is a rearend failure.
I think we are seeing his wheel studs get twisted off. This would explain why his wheels get "dismounted" and the appearance of a wheel spacer rolling along on the ground.
[Modified by 45ACP, 9:19 PM 12/9/2001]
I think we are seeing his wheel studs get twisted off. This would explain why his wheels get "dismounted" and the appearance of a wheel spacer rolling along on the ground.
[Modified by 45ACP, 9:19 PM 12/9/2001]
12-10-2001, 08:45 AM
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Gotta agree with 45ACP on this one, looks like the lugs snapped off. You can see the left rear start to come off as soon as he launched it. It's hard to tell, but it appears that the other guy might have red-lighted too! (He left a lot earlier, that's for sure) :smash:
12-10-2001, 10:13 AM
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Re: And you thought your Rear End needed some work (Steve Straus)
Man..THAT would sure ruin MY day :smash:
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"You wanna know what really sucks. It took me about 2 full minutes to download that 3 second clip! 56k modems crawl!:cry
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Midget...would it make you feel better to know that my cable modem pulled it down virtually instantly :D :D :lol:
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"You wanna know what really sucks. It took me about 2 full minutes to download that 3 second clip! 56k modems crawl!:cry
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Midget...would it make you feel better to know that my cable modem pulled it down virtually instantly :D :D :lol:
12-10-2001, 12:14 PM
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Re: (45ACP)
I agree with 45ACP you'll notice three things right off. Big tires, so he was using some type of spacer to mount them. When the tires pop off nothing is connected to them (no axil parts or brakes). I believe it's a spacer disk that you see in the movie - that you see dropping on the track.
The guy put spacers which gives you less wheel nut, stud to grab on to and it makes it easy to shear the studs. That's why NHRA has rules about stud diameter and length
[Modified by gkull, 1:02 PM 12/10/2001]
The guy put spacers which gives you less wheel nut, stud to grab on to and it makes it easy to shear the studs. That's why NHRA has rules about stud diameter and length
[Modified by gkull, 1:02 PM 12/10/2001]
12-10-2001, 02:41 PM
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Re: (gkull)
The guy put spacers which gives you less wheel nut, stud to grab on to and it makes it easy to shear the studs. That's why NHRA has rules about stud diameter and length
