Broken axles!

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deadman19

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After finishing my T5 swap into my 84 cutlass calais I've gotta say the best thing i did to the car! but learned the limitations of gm 7.5 axles. a 3500 rpm clutch drop as it turns out will snap axles! lol both.. at the same time lol it does have a mini spool with 3.73 and 245/60R14 BFGs! good thing ive got spare axles !
 

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pontiacgp

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I have a T5 WC behind my 355 vortec roller and as long as you don't abuse it from a standing start it will last. I have a 67 8.2 rear so that will win against my transmission so I have 2 spare T5 WC's just in case. The problem with the T5 is the helical cut gears will force the weak housing to twist. A cheap upgrade is straighter cut gears so the gears won't try to walk away. There is also a G force housing that is made of thicker material. But by the time you put in the upgrades and the time to rebuild the T5 WC the TKO transmissions are a nice alternative.
 

85GPLef41

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like a proud father showing off his baby!!! :lol: I like it!! breaking parts is always fun! 8) Now you know your weak link and gotta upgrade to withstand the abuse!
 

deadman19

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Sep 26, 2012
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yeah i was real lucky! caught it before it walked out all the way and jacked it up and slid them back in. just tossed some spare axles back in and she is good as new !
 
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