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Post by XXX on Jul 29, 2018 10:42:41 GMT -5
Trying to decide which would be the better route to go. 98-02 vic with all stock watts rearend or 79-97 vic with all stock 8.8 rearend. Poll is supposed to say 79-97.
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Post by STROMI 121 on Jul 29, 2018 12:20:30 GMT -5
Don't some of the 07 newer vics have 31 spline watts link rears? Im guessing you could put ford explorer 410 gears and have a cheap stock 31 spline rear with gears. Just what Ive heard. I have no idea personally. Are you allowed to reinforce stock trailing arms?
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Post by XXX on Jul 29, 2018 14:19:37 GMT -5
No reinforcements of any kind.
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Post by 513monster on Jul 29, 2018 16:11:14 GMT -5
"how stock" are we talking? watts will take a lot more abuse than you would think..
-by how stock, is it like a windshield/wire class with stock drivetrain?
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Post by STROMI 121 on Jul 29, 2018 16:30:15 GMT -5
97 down rear upper control arms (training arms)suck. I have ripped a couple in half. GM arms are a direct replacement. But that was running a gm 12 bolt. So the 8.8 axles might snap before the trailing arms do. IDK Ive never ran watts. In stock form the front frame rails are better on rhe 98-02 but the humps suck. In bone stock form Id probably take a box ford with gussets. But your rules make a big difference in choice.
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Post by XXX on Jul 29, 2018 17:06:36 GMT -5
Bumper swaps allowed, any m/t, stock body mounts, only welding allowed is bumper shocks and motor mounts. One chain per door.
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Post by XXX on Jul 29, 2018 17:07:28 GMT -5
Also considered GM but dont like the thought of c channel.
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Post by STROMI 121 on Jul 29, 2018 20:55:14 GMT -5
A metric GM wagon, caddy, and a few other metric GMs do pretty decent against stock untilted Fords. Especially against a stock Ford 8.8 rearends. Some of the metric GMs came with BIA rears. Do you know which ones? The inspectors likely don't either. Its just personal preference, but I personally hate stock Ford 8.8 rears. I have a field full of metric Fords. But with the stock rearend rule, Id run a metric GM any day. But you will get many different opinions on this subject.
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Post by demoboy333 on Jul 29, 2018 21:35:05 GMT -5
Gm wagons aren't c channel. I'd run a Gm over a Ford in stock.
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Post by dean88 on Jul 29, 2018 21:36:29 GMT -5
Also considered GM but dont like the thought of c channel. What do you mean thought of C channel? |
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Post by demoboy333 on Jul 29, 2018 21:38:09 GMT -5
Also considered GM but dont like the thought of c channel. What do you mean thought of C channel? Under the doors |
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Post by XXX on Jul 29, 2018 21:40:36 GMT -5
Yup and no wagons allowed
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Post by DerbyKing88s on Jul 29, 2018 22:03:17 GMT -5
Definitely go metric gm (caddy, olds, Buick) and throw a bia rear end under there. Unless inspectors know exact measurements of 70’s bia rearend and 80’s bia rear ends they wouldn’t be able to tell.
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Post by dean88 on Jul 29, 2018 22:04:18 GMT -5
225s, 98s, and some Ponchos are fully boxed. But anyway I've never had a problem with the middle of a C channel GM dropping out in a stock show. Without tilting Id take an old iron GM of any kind against a fomoco.
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Post by n8 on Jul 30, 2018 13:44:13 GMT -5
I could go either way. I have a thing for box vics, but either choice is fine to me.
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