Flexplate?

mannymen · 02-11-2009, 11:56 AM

Does anyone make an SFI flexplate with a bolt on ring gear? I thought I saw one somewhere, but can't remember where. JW does recert their flexplates, but they have to replace the ring gear to do so for $110 Need another flexplate and don't want to go that route.

thx

FED 387 · 02-11-2009, 12:51 PM

reactor or CSR

mannymen · 02-11-2009, 04:59 PM

Called both and Reactor will recertify their aluminum flexplates and CSR will not. Hard to spend near $300 dollars on the CSR piece to throw it away in 3 years.

Tom Goldman · 02-11-2009, 05:25 PM

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

Todd · 02-11-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

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.

Todd Melville
Melville Racing
1577 T/STK
1971 Boss 351 Mustang

02-11-2009, 11:56 AM	#1
mannymen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 728 Likes: 5 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Flexplate? Does anyone make an SFI flexplate with a bolt on ring gear? I thought I saw one somewhere, but can't remember where. JW does recert their flexplates, but they have to replace the ring gear to do so for $110 Need another flexplate and don't want to go that route. thx __________________ N/A

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FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,400 Likes: 482 Liked 320 Times in 172 Posts	Re: Flexplate? reactor or CSR

02-11-2009, 04:59 PM	#3
mannymen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 728 Likes: 5 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Flexplate? Called both and Reactor will recertify their aluminum flexplates and CSR will not. Hard to spend near $300 dollars on the CSR piece to throw it away in 3 years. __________________ N/A

02-11-2009, 05:25 PM	#4
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,468 Likes: 874 Liked 838 Times in 232 Posts	Re: Flexplate? 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 __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK