[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by jbclassix

Hey! I think I found a touchy spot for Ryan
As for that axle failure... I have no clue, no one on my shift ever drove that truck.
So, do I really know if a 14Bolt (10.5) is stronger than a Dana 80? Hell no!
Anything that I have ever messed with over 1200hp (and not over 60 Liters) has been in a top fuel hydro. No axles there!
The only reason I prefer the 14B is they are a dime a dozen, which translates into Broke-Jeremy-Can-Afford-It!
I'll really make you mad now, I would take an Eaton HO72 over a 14B any day!
But hey, I'll never own anything that makes enough HP to even touch an Eaton...
By the way, my Dana housing spreader doesn't like Dana 80s either!

Anyways, Lowrollin, You got any pictures of where your shift lever sits? Now that I hijacked it...

Not mad at all. I hear this from the early GM guys all the time. And then when their built 14b breaks constantly, they wonder why. For normal abuse and hauling, heck yeah, a 14b will work great. But I plan on doing things occasionally the normal guy won't. I like the HO52's and 72's too. But the parts are getting harder and harder to find for them. Last year some friends of ours went through 5 sets of ring and pinions alone. Not counting axles and what ever else they broke. This was a HO72 in a first gen dodge with 700-800hp. They're going to a D80 now.

Sorry for the jack Lowrollin!