G80 question

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G80 question

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Hi, I got a G80 for christmas(danny's sneeky).

I was just wondering what this thing actually feels like. It will be a couple of weeks before I can actually drive it due to a previous wheel inceident. When a wheels starts to brake loose, does the rachet instantly latch or does the broke lose wheel have to spin real fast first. I know the weights fling out when there is a 100 rpm differance between the two wheels. How fast is that?

Anyways, I am bored and I was wondering if anyone could exlpain this to me. Are donuts easy to do with a G80? Thats probably a stupid question, :poke:

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It's virtualy instantaneous.
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Vance-what rear end gears are you planning for this??.
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3.23:1 gears. I am runing a slightly low gear for now.(its the gear that was in it).

I got the rear end together and the backlash is correct, the pinion preload is correct and the carrier preload is correct. Marking compound shows proper contact so its ready to go.

-Vance
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phatmaxx87 wrote:

I got the rear end together and the backlash is correct, the pinion preload is correct and the carrier preload is correct. Marking compound shows proper contact so its ready to go.

-Vance
WOW, that was quick!

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phatmaxx87 wrote:Hi, I got a G80 for christmas(danny's sneeky).

Vance

Danny-you'er one of the good guys.Hope you have a very happy holiday.
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GEJ wrote:
phatmaxx87 wrote:Hi, I got a G80 for christmas(danny's sneeky).

Vance

Danny-you'er one of the good guys.Hope you have a very happy holiday.
Ya he's alright. he gave me his gift to me back when I got the V8 in, it was a radiator. He nudged my mom into getting the G80 for me. I got him an aftermarket mufler for his daily driver truck.

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you forgot that i got my dad the idea of getting your body kit painted too.
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