Swappin’ Out Axles in Older Mopar “A” Body Cars
The weak spot in the driveline of the older Mopar is the axles. They can handle a slightly built up engine, but if you’re really building massive power, you need to install new axles.
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Installing Performance Axles in an Older Ford
Installing new axles in Ford’s venerable nine-inch rear end provides an inexpensive way to give your vehicle one of the best rear ends to come from an auto manufacturer.
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[VIDEO] Brett Hearn Testing Products with Strange Oval
Modified racer and champion Brett Hearn is developing some products for Strange Engineering’s oval track department, Strange Oval. He’s at the Volusia County Speedway with his No. 22 pro car giving a testimonial about the axles, torsion bars, and other products. Check out the cool, driver’s eye race shots as these Modifieds hammer their way around the track.
Choosing the Right Differential for Your Strip Burner
We’ve gone through engine sizes and mods for your strip burner. We’ve discussed the pros and cons of the different types of fuel delivery systems. We’ve even discussed transmissions for your strip burner. The last thing we need to talk about is the differential, also known as the rear-end.
Axle Essentials for Racing and Performance, Part IV
When you need new (quality) axles, how do you measure for them? While it sounds simple enough, more than one person has made a critical error when it came to axle dimensions. And in most cases, once you have them, you have them. But we have a foolproof method for measuring for axles.
Axle Essentials for Racing and Performance, Part III
Part III of this series on axles looks at at the flange, housing ends and lightweight options for better racing and peformance.
Axle Essentials for Racing and Performance, Part II
In the past segment of our Axles 101 series, we looked at the material choices (and finishing options) for axles. If you recall, there’s […]
Axle Essentials for Racing and Performance, Part 1
Axles? What’s the big deal? Once you see a racecar that just pitched a wheel (most often with a chunk of the axle attached), you get a far better understanding of why axles are critical. Learn more about them in the first of this four part series.