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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher
Show me any 14 bolt that will hold 1250hp + and 2,000 plus ft lbs of tourque +. I'm talking non AAM axles here too. That failure could have been a lot of things. No gear lube, improper pre load on bearings, I could go on and on. But I've been around truck pulling too long to believe a 14 bolt will out last a dana 80. If it were true, you'd see them in 90% of the pulling trucks. But you don't, and for a reason.
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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...