Well i'll sacrifice a little torue for the sound my car makes, evertime im getting gas, people walk up and tell me my car sounds rowdy.
Anyway, i know of many people laucnhing on stock axles with slicks, i was launching on e.t streets, the reason i drop it so high is because of the crap gears i have, i like to get a little spin so it doesnt bogg, i only dump that high when im going for a best e.t or if i have a grudge with the ricer next to me

really i think the axles are not the problem, its the old trusty T-5, my clutch is new, but i smelled it a couple times at the topend, also my throwout bearing is making the most annoying noise now, but that happened ever since i drove through some high water, i dont blame that on racing.
just keep the slicks to a 26x8.5 and you should be alright, i know of a guy that ran several passes on a low 10 sec car with stock axles, however he couldnt find a t-5, or tremec that could take 20+ pounds of boost, and hold together.
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Police package 5spd 90 Lx, Stock original motor, 3.27grs, BM fan, fms 10.5 clutch, D&D quadrant, and adjuster, ADS chip, 180 stat, mac cai, mac h-pipe, mac subframe connectors, ASP crank pulley, ripper shifter, 26x10.5 M/T sport pros welds. 246 hp according to analyzer

Race weight: 3,120
E.t-13.57 with 26x10.50's e.t. streets. 1.88 60'
mph- 99.92 mph