Welderd
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so I broke the rear ring and pinion on my buggy and I need to replace it
I'm a little shocked it broke with such an underpowered engine but oh well. It was a full third from a race shop. I believe it was ACE manufacturing that built the whole 3rd. I cheaped out and bought a full spool 35 spline 3rd but not a nodular with big bearings. it's got one of those special 35spline spools to work in a refurbished stock case. I figured that would break first since the spools bearing journals get pretty thin.
But I'm thinking that the gears might have been wrong for the application - too hard and meant for long racing apps??? I'm not too knowledgable on the circle track stuff so I don't know if they even do what I'm thinking
what should I get to replace it?
where's a good place to buy 9" offroad stuff from
I'd like to get a nodular case and either a arb or some type of locker but I might not be able to swing it right now.
And my #1 goal is reliability
I see people with AL 9" cases, ARB's and detroits
I hear bad things about AL 9" cases and ARB's - what's fact and what's fiction?
are the detroits reliable?
I'm a little shocked it broke with such an underpowered engine but oh well. It was a full third from a race shop. I believe it was ACE manufacturing that built the whole 3rd. I cheaped out and bought a full spool 35 spline 3rd but not a nodular with big bearings. it's got one of those special 35spline spools to work in a refurbished stock case. I figured that would break first since the spools bearing journals get pretty thin.
But I'm thinking that the gears might have been wrong for the application - too hard and meant for long racing apps??? I'm not too knowledgable on the circle track stuff so I don't know if they even do what I'm thinking
what should I get to replace it?
where's a good place to buy 9" offroad stuff from
I'd like to get a nodular case and either a arb or some type of locker but I might not be able to swing it right now.
And my #1 goal is reliability
I see people with AL 9" cases, ARB's and detroits
I hear bad things about AL 9" cases and ARB's - what's fact and what's fiction?
are the detroits reliable?