mini spool steetability

[camok10]

just ordered one. know generally what to expect but any usefull advice or experinces. it's for my 85 monte carlo

[cnoswalt78]

thats what a 7.5'' rear dont expect it to last long, axles break often. if its 8.5 rear little better. just my opinion.

[betterbeaters]

spools dont work good on the street

[Eroq]

spools dont work good on the street

x2    Theyre great if your going straight.. cornering... not so much!

[camok10]

good thing it's a straight line car and not a roundy round i know its going to chirp n chatter be squirly in turns i was more woundering about tire were and such guess i should of been more specific

[marshall]

i dont know if your gonna like it...they are pretty rough on axles and bearings and on themselves, make sure you get it in their tight, they usually come with a couple spacers, if its in there loose it will tear itself apart.

[4x4xdodgeman]

my friend has 65 chevelle its had a mini spool in it for 25 years. never had problems. it runs low 10sec, its drove on the street.

[marshall]

my friend has 65 chevelle its had a mini spool in it for 25 years. never had problems. it runs low 10sec, its drove on the street.

you sure its a mini-spool, not a spool? and it's also probably a 12 bolt, not a puny 7.5

[Jjay78]

your gonna chew your tires up quick man every time you even weave in your lane the pavement's gonna take a lil bite outa them tires, might wana look into a locker or ltd slip instead of that spool bud especially for the street... spool will get dangerous when it gets a lil wet out there

[camok10]

ya im going to look for a eaton style lsd im just getting this because no were sells just spider gears for a 7.5. and as for the loose i made shure i got the special cross pin for it too

[MR NASTY]

It will be fine. I doubt your worried about tire wear with that tire frier you got there. Parking or tight turns might be a issue tho.

[camok10]

well it cant be any worse at turning then a 73-87 truck and i got pretty good at parking those and the 30 point turn arounds

[7387chevynut]

Alot of guys think of Mini Spools because they are so cheap..........usually less than 125.00 for one.

But as mentioned, they are hard on axle components.......and the smaller the axle.......the weaker that axle is.

If it was a 10 bolt or better yet.....a 12 bolt I'd say dont worrie about it.

I have seen guys run these on the street in muscle cars.............but they might be running stronger axle shafts.....ect......in order to handle all that torque being delivered to both wheels at once.

I would look at a EATON limited slip or a Auburn Gear limited slip.........somthing that has clutches/springs........and is rebuildable.

Once you grenade a spooled or welded rear axle.....your fked..........most if not all the internals will be junk.

[camok10]

Alot of guys think of Mini Spools because they are so cheap..........usually less than 125.00 for one.

But as mentioned, they are hard on axle components.......and the smaller the axle.......the weaker that axle is.

If it was a 10 bolt or better yet.....a 12 bolt I'd say dont worrie about it.

I have seen guys run these on the street in muscle cars.............but they might be running stronger axle shafts.....ect......in order to handle all that torque being delivered to both wheels at once.

I would look at a EATON limited slip or a Auburn Gear limited slip.........somthing that has clutches/springs........and is rebuildable.

Once you grenade a spooled or welded rear axle.....your fked..........most if not all the internals will be junk.

it is a 10 bolt just a 7.5" ring gear and not one of the bigger bigger  7.625, 8.5 or 8.6. this is going in a street car and when i get my tax return im throwing around the idea of a set of moser direct replacement axle shafts too now


and as for if it gernade's......... just give's me a reason to fix it bigger and better

[Jjay78]

i have a set of spiders out of my old 84 trans am man, i put a powertrax in it and kept theese if ya want em it was the 7.5

[camok10]

ok, if im ever heading up that way soon ill get ahold of you

[mudinvader]

if you run moser axles you will have to run c clip eliminators on the axles,( with the spool,) with a posi unit you can get moser c clip axles they are a little cheaper, i just switched over to a spool in my s10 axle cost wise is about 400. between the two set ups,

[camok10]

i have a mini not a full spool and with the stock replacement moser axles i can still run the c-clip's

[Strapless]

Mini are intended for dirt track racing where they don't hook. They break on cars that hook. Summit won't even sell you one if you tell them its for street strip. Good luck. Especially running c clip axles. Real dangerous.