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Old 02-11-2009, 08:37 PM   #5
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Unhappy Re: Flexplate?

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Originally Posted by Tom Goldman View Post
Gave up using the JW and CSR wheels for the same reason. ..The $50 Jeg's flex plates have actually held up better than the big $ pieces. use em and toss em ......I'm a little leery of the Reactor plate. One ,it does not have any flex to it ,it is a 5/16" piece of 6061. Two, I've repaired a car that was nearly cut in half when the allen cap bolts that hold the ring gear on sheared.......Granted that can happen with a welded unit too, but I've only seen ones with little pieces missing between the welds. .....Tom
I agree with you on the no flex part, we used one in our bracket car and only got 1/2 a season out of it.It cracked around all of the crankshaft bolts. Allthough the bolt on ring gear stayed attached just fine.It is now expensive wall art.

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