new 12 bolt

[wesTXwitesnake05]

Well, after grenading two poorly built 10 bolts i broke down and got a brand new strange 12 bolt. i was wondering what the proper break-in procedure is for these bad boys? thanks for any help!

[mrr23]

for gears, do some in town driving where you have alot of stop lights. keep it under 55 mph. what this will do is heat cycle the gears. if you don't have a lot of stop and go traffic, then go out and do about 15 miles continuous under 55 mph. then let it cool down. be nice for the first 100 miles.

[ChevyHussyZ71]

how much did that 12 bolt go for?

[wesTXwitesnake05]

$2200 shipped :yup:

[ChevyHussyZ71]

does that shit pop when you turn going slow around corners and stuff?

[wesTXwitesnake05]

i havnt put the 12 bolt in yet, i just painted it today so it'l probly be in by wednsday.

[ChevyHussyZ71]

what color did you paint it? have you heard of those clear covers....those things sound cool as shit! i dont know what they are made of though

[wesTXwitesnake05]

i degreased it, primed it with duplicolor primer,and painted it with gloss black engine enamel and cleared it. ive heard of those covers but ive never seen one

[0rion]

My strange came with a sticker that had the break in procedure on it. It said to drive 50 miles with a 1/2 hour cool down. Do that for the first 250 miles then first fluid change at 1000 miles.

[wesTXwitesnake05]

so just drive it around town for a few miles and let it cool for 30 mins. repeat this for 250 miles?

[0rion]

yup, that's what mine said

[98Camarod]

2200 included posi and gears?

[wesTXwitesnake05]

posi would have been nice but this will work for now

Brand new Strange engineering 12 bolt with 3 channel abs, 33 spline spool, Motive 4.10 gears, LPW super cover, UMI LCA relocation brackets and swaybar mounts already welded on, never even had oil in it.


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http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h167/westxwitesnake05/12boltpainted1.jpg

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[0rion]

Looks good. That spool will make cruising a pain in the ass. I got mine with posi, backing plates, and upgraded cover for $2450. It came completely assembled and even had fluid in it. :D

[wesTXwitesnake05]

Looks good. That spool will make cruising a pain in the ass. I got mine with posi, backing plates, and upgraded cover for $2450. It came completely assembled and even had fluid in it. :D

haha hell yeah. what u mean it will make cruising a pain in the ass?

[0rion]

you're going to spin the inside tire on turns and be extremely careful in the rain.

[98Camarod]

Where did you get your 12 bolt orion?

[INMY01TA]

Lil overspray on the cover there huh?

[Wesman]

Nice buy man. The 12 bolt should hold up great.

However, I can't imagine having my car without a posi rear. I mean its bad enough with a posi and 285/40 Eagle F1's, I can't imagine having just one wheel spin when you jump on it, especially around turns.

Good luck with it.

[N4cer]

No, man, both wheels spin at the same time with a spool. But if you're going around a turn, that means the wheel that needs to spin less can't, so it spins.

[wesTXwitesnake05]

Nice buy man. The 12 bolt should hold up great.

However, I can't imagine having my car without a posi rear. I mean its bad enough with a posi and 285/40 Eagle F1's, I can't imagine having just one wheel spin when you jump on it, especially around turns.

Good luck with it.

thanks man. im sure i will be upgrading to posi in the future but we'll see how the spool works for now. anybody have reccomendations on what posi i should go with later?

[wesTXwitesnake05]

well i took it to the shop to have the 12 bolt installed this past wed. this friday the mechanic called me up pissed off saying this was the wrong rear end and nothing fits! i called strange and turns out there are "additional parts" needed to fit a 93-97 rear into a 00' model and you dont just 'bolt up' your backing plates to one like i was told. :kick: anyway i was missing the spacers for the stock 98-02 backing plates to bolt up to the housing and some other small pieces. so i have to overnight these parts from strange monday while my poor car sits on his lift with no ass racking up one hell of a mechanic bill. what a nightmare. :shots:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h167/westxwitesnake05/noass.jpg

[INMY01TA]

Why did you get a new 93-97 rear for your 00 car? :think:

[wesTXwitesnake05]

i didnt order it from strange, i bought it from a guy on ls1 tech who planned on putting it in a 96 camaro. i was under the impression that the only difference was the backing plates, and all i had to do was bolt up my stock ones. i called strange before i bought it to verify if a 93-97 rear would work in an 98-02 car. they said i would have to use my stock backing plates instead of the billet pieces it came with. They forgot to tell me i needed "additional parts" to make it work.

[INMY01TA]

Hmm, I thought you'd have to use LT1 brakes on it. Ohh well, that's hotrodding. One thing I've learned is none of the projects I've done go off without a hitch. Minor setback, it'll get worked out.

[wesTXwitesnake05]

Hmm, I thought you'd have to use LT1 brakes on it. Ohh well, that's hotrodding. One thing I've learned is none of the projects I've done go off without a hitch. Minor setback, it'll get worked out.

i thought the same thing but my mechanic pointed out that my e-brake was different and wouldnt have worked with the lt1 brakes. But it will work with my stock brakes when i get the spacers it's just gonna be a lil more of an expensive installation than i was hoping for.

[wesTXwitesnake05]

got the car back today, we machined the backing plates to fit and everything fits like its supposed to. still waiting on a Strange's ABS sensor to be overnighted so i can hook up the ABS. thank god this is over

[mrr23]

gotta love making 'adjustments' to the nice new parts.

[0rion]

glad to hear you're getting everything together. That's just the nature of the beast. Nothing ever just slips right on with no problems. There's always something.

[wesTXwitesnake05]

thanks guys, ive been driving it alot to get it broken in. i got about 500 miles so far and its so much more fun to drive now! it wraps up ALOT quicker with 4:10's. they should have offered 4:10's as a factory option!

[wesTXwitesnake05]

Lil overspray on the cover there huh?

nah its just a shadow i had it completely covered up when i painted it