Quote:
Originally Posted by Pasquale
I like the way you think. It will definitely be worth it in the long run. Does anyone like what Moser Engineering has to offer as far as ordering a complete floating 9"? I seem to like the way they're fabricated housing looks.
|
Hey Pasquale, the main reason I recommend the GMR floater setup (not just because I own one) is that it is the ONLY one on the market currently strong enough/being built specifically for the new generation of classic cars. Meaning, high horsepower with large brake rotor capabilities. The fact that it has a wide bearing spread within the hub body for those autocross/track days is a large bonus and the fact that it is also lighter than a typical semi-floater axle/brake setup is great for rotational mass!
The other circle track kits on the market are excellent for their intended use.... "circle track" and NEVER meant to see horsepower even close to what you intend on using. The driveplates with these circle track kits are only 24 spline and will not hold up to high hp (GMR's are 35 spline). The hub bodies/wheel studs with the circle track kits will not hold up either to big horsepower as they are also designed for circle track and NEVER where intended for PT type high hp cars. If you look at the wheel stud "mounting ears" standing off the hub body of these circle track type hubs.....not any meat at all to take the force of high hp hitting the wheel studs from the drive plate......if the wheel stud does'nt snap first from the shear force (since circle track studs screw in from the back which leaves the drive plate to ride/thrust against the threads.....complete fail for high horsepower and is a shear point-GMR's design allows the drive plate to thrust on a shank area on the also stronger 17-4 stainless studs and will NOT shear), the wheel stud mounting ear on the hub body will most definately break........but most likely it will never get to this since the 24 spline drive plate splines will strip out first.
Attachment 32025
Some might say perhaps just have 35 spline drive plates made (which wont be cheap for one set anyhow) but even if this was done for the circle track kits, the next weak points as I mentioned above (hub body/studs) would most definately fail under your type hp. I have seen with my own two eyes these type failures and was why I was so impressed with the thought/engineering that was put into the GMR Full Floaters.