I was curious. I have the 10 bolt 8.5 rear end with the G80 and I wondering just how much power it can handle before it blows? What do yall think?
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I was curious. I have the 10 bolt 8.5 rear end with the G80 and I wondering just how much power it can handle before it blows? What do yall think?
not much, i blew mine pretty quick in my truck even with AWD :lol:
Depends on traction.
i always heard these rearends are crappy
which part of the rear end seems to break first? the gears or the differential?
the carrier...usually blow it to hell
How many people do you know has this happened to? Also do you know how much HP they were putting through the rear end?
quite a few people, mostly at the track when they hook, i had it happen in my 05 truck also with 350rwhp
It doesnt take much to make a G80 blow. Its the bomb havent ya heard? A stock truck given enough abuse can blow one.
It can't take a 5psi launch, in an Avalanche, and slicks lol.
parish went low 10's on his G80 10 bolt with 4wd!
but yeah, if you're worried atleast replace the G80 with a trutrac or something. this is what a lot of people do and have good luck with. If you're going to be making big power w/2wd then upgrade to a 9.5 or 10.5.
mine went out with a few simple bolt on's. mostly stock. replace it with a tru trac and you will be happy
carrier is weak, the axles and gears are solid but the carrier is the issue