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CameronVic
12-30-2011, 11:43 AM
Does anyone here use them? Every person I've talked to about getting them says the same thing before I even finish my question. "They leak! get 9" ends welded on".
fastblackmerc
12-30-2011, 12:32 PM
Does anyone here use them? Every person I've talked to about getting them says the same thing before I even finish my question. "They leak! get 9" ends welded on".

Not recommended for street use.
LANDY
12-30-2011, 01:06 PM
You don't need them, unless your local track checks for them religiously.
CameronVic
12-30-2011, 05:34 PM
Ever seen an axle come out at half track? Kinda scary. LOL.
CameronVic
12-30-2011, 05:35 PM
You don't need them, unless your local track checks for them religiously.noted though, I'm on the same page as you. I've seen 800WHP cars be fine with just 31 splines and no eliminators on an 8.8 rear end.
Joe Walsh
12-30-2011, 05:36 PM
Ever seen an axle come out at half track? Kinda scary. LOL.

Yes!
It was a Chevy Camaro....imagine that.
massacre
12-30-2011, 06:05 PM
Cameron there was a thread about this on modular misfits, there are a couple of guys who have a method to run the eliminators without any leaks, IIRC they posted pics and everything.
On my buddy's Cobra he had the 9" ends welded on, but that means you have to lose the ABS. I think the 9" ends is a cleaner install, but like I said if you're going to drive it on the street then you might need to keep the ABS so it's up to you....
CameronVic
12-30-2011, 09:59 PM
Well the 99 isn't a DD by any means, and the car didnt have ABS in the first place. 9" ends are weld on, then you press something on to the axle and bolt it to the end right?
massacre
12-30-2011, 10:20 PM
With the 9" ends, the axles are held in place externally at the ends of the axle tubes, rather than internally inside the diff with C-clips like an 8.8"

In this pic, you can see how the bolts at the end of the axle tube flange hold the axle in place.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6381/picture008vq.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/18/picture008vq.jpg/)
This way, if there is axle breakage, the wheel doesn't come flying out/off, but just freewheels. It is for safety. Theoretically if you broke the axle out way, way out near the flange the wheel could come off, but the thickness of the material out there is huge, and a break in that spot is not very likely.