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drolston · 10-27-2021, 05:33 PM

Good comments from all.

Three years ago I had Doug Walker at Joe Smith Early Ford install 3.25 rear end gears. Those guys know their stuff but I checked torque on the axle nuts a few months after that and found both to be at or above 200 ft lb. Not saying what the situation may have been earlier in the life of the axle. And I regularly abused the axles with second gear throttle bursts and downshifting for engine braking.

I did not have drum retainers, but a pair just came from Speedway.

10-27-2021, 05:33 PM	#14
drolston Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,627	Re: Busted Axle Good comments from all. Three years ago I had Doug Walker at Joe Smith Early Ford install 3.25 rear end gears. Those guys know their stuff but I checked torque on the axle nuts a few months after that and found both to be at or above 200 ft lb. Not saying what the situation may have been earlier in the life of the axle. And I regularly abused the axles with second gear throttle bursts and downshifting for engine braking. I did not have drum retainers, but a pair just came from Speedway.