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uphill previously said:
Those of us who (have nothing better to do but hang around DeMello's shop) have been following your FJ's development from the first big bulges to the current state of affairs have been waiting to see how you'd handle the rear end issue. My sense is that following on the tracks of Donahoe (a proven design) would be the way to go because it's robust and it works.
The stock rear end wasn't up to the task but I'm still surprised that your rear end is shot. Aren't they new GEARS? What in the name of Sweet Sally have you been doing to the Starship to cause that sort of failure?
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I'm not surprised the rear end let go - the rig's got 100+ addt'l HP, more torque, and due to the fantastic rebuild, has been able to be driven harder than it was designed to go from the factory.
These are major stress factors which will definitely take a toll on the weakest link, and quickly if driven aggressively. While the T/C and Trans were designed to handle the Toyota V-8, the rear end was not "upgraded" by Toyota for the FJC (they should have, IMO, but probably didn't expect the demand and use that followed the FJCs introduction).
As Air2Air has so elequently demonstrated, as you upgrade and strengthen a vehicle, the next weakest link will soon show up for the same treatment. This is why we don't "repair" stuff in this hobby - we take advantage of an "upgrade opportunity".
Todd, congrats on the new "diff-to-be"...
