Originally Posted by
Hurstmeister
As for C-Clip eliminators,.. they were designed to be used with drum brakes and prevent the axle from coming out of the tube in the event of an axle braking.
I've seen SN95 guys brake axles and never loose an axle. The caliper held the axle in place making the need for C-clip eliminators obsolete. So if you already have discs,.. you theoretically could remove the Eliminators with out fear.
Hurst
Eliminators were designed to hold in axles on a C-clip set up, has nothing to do with brake set up.
As far as the second part you posted, depending on how fast you go at the track, you are required to have them on your car, no matter what brakes you run to be legal, they are not obsolete.
10.99 or faster
The aftermarket axle requirement also extends to installing a C-clip eliminator kit in any rearend that uses a C-clip to retain the rear axle, such as the GM 10- and 12-bolts and the Ford 8.8-inch rearends. While the current NHRA axle rule does not include an SFI spec for axles, experienced axle manufacturers such as Summers Brothers, Mark Williams, Strange and others offer axles intended for this kind of abuse.