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Originally Posted by deuces wild
My car does have a CM cage but it has a Dana 60 steel spool,gear isn't lightened, no gun drilled axles,single leaf springs still under it. How much lighter would it be if I went to a 9" with aluminum spool,lightened gear, gun drilled axles etc?
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We had .25 of realized et on the track. Been there and done that when I had the Camaro. I had the Dana, full steel spool, drum brakes all around, steel driveshaft no drilled axles, all the heavy parts. Went with Moser 9", aluminum spool, lightened ring gear, gun drilled and scalloped axles, titanium studs, drilled and slotted rotors with aluminum hats and aluminum driveshaft. Bought the lightest wheels on the market at the time, too.
For those of you who know the staging lanes at Maple Grove, the car would not roll while in neutral before the changeover. Afterwards, it was a different story.
Mine is coming along VERY slow right now. It is a matter of funding. I just installed a new shelving unit in the basement to put all of the parts and pieces together in one area. All of the polished trim and chrome is there along with the Vintage Air and frontrunner kit, the restored gauge cluster/speedo and plastic, dashpad, rocker moldings, etc is there, too. Motor is done and in the floor of the garage. Car is sitting in the garage waiting for me. The front clip is being put together with the radiator, condenser and a/c lines ready for mock up. The next big ticket item is the trans and Keisler will not return emails or voicemails. I wonder how they stay in business with poor customer service? From everything I have read and researched, they market a good product and I would like to buy their product however; if this is their normal way of conducting business I will go with a Tremec and cut the floor to make it fit (ouch). I anticipate another 14-18 months - at least.