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    Senior Member Carroll Shelby
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    Axle c clips

    Has anyone tried making or sourcing thicker c clips for the GM 7.5?

    Found my rear end had .150 thick c clips.

    New Dorman clips were .155

    Measuring the end play I could use a .165 and .170 to tighten things up nicely.

    I've only found these, but the OD is too big for my f body diff

    http://www.tceperformanceproducts.com/service-parts/

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    Sounds highly illegal
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    Yep. Gonna have to start checking C clips at Nats now. . .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pranav View Post
    Has anyone tried making or sourcing thicker c clips for the GM 7.5?

    Found my rear end had .150 thick c clips.

    New Dorman clips were .155

    Measuring the end play I could use a .165 and .170 to tighten things up nicely.

    I've only found these, but the OD is too big for my f body diff

    http://www.tceperformanceproducts.com/service-parts/
    Would be easy enough to have machined...
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    I can cut them but the material is available in gauges. 8 ga is .164" nominal but can be from .156" to .172" It will be closer to .160". 7 ga is .179" nominal but can be from .171" to .187". It will be around .176". This is in mild steel. If we go stainless the gauges are dead nuts. 7 ga is .187" and 8 ga is really not available except in small pieces from like McMaster-Carr. Very expensive. I'm guessing we could laser cut some from a sheet of 3/16" (.187") then have someone mill them down.


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