Looking for gear ideas
11-14-2001, 10:40 PM
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Melting Slicks
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Looking for gear ideas
I am looking for something in the 4.5 range. I would like to find something that will fit my original carrier. Is this possible? Do I need to change to a 4 series carrier?
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11-15-2001, 09:00 AM
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Re: Looking for gear ideas (70 LS1)
Anything higher than a 3.90 requires a 4 series carrier...although I've read you can install a 4.11 with a ring gear spacer. If your going to put a lot of HP to the rear and run slicks a ring gear spacer is not the way to go. Deen
11-15-2001, 11:47 AM
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Re: Looking for gear ideas (DeenHylton)
yep.....as above...
also many advise not to go with the spacer unit......
also note...GM doesn't make a 3.90 for the 3 series....but Richmond does make a 3.90 for the 3 series.
also many advise not to go with the spacer unit......
also note...GM doesn't make a 3.90 for the 3 series....but Richmond does make a 3.90 for the 3 series.
11-15-2001, 12:03 PM
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Re: Looking for gear ideas (DeenHylton)
When I was looking for gears I tried to find a set of 4.56 and couldn't. Now I am glad I didn't. With our modern transmission you can easily get 3.35 1st gear and with 4.11's it is almost 13 to 1 in 1st. With the overdrive it becomes 2.78. Without a modern overdrive transmission 4.56 would be a dog on the highway. I had 2 cars with 4.56 and didn't know any better at the time. Both run around 3500 on the highway and everything passed me. No more. 4.11 and 2500rpm at 70.
11-15-2001, 12:55 PM
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Re: Looking for gear ideas (norvalwilhelm)
I forgot who but someone on here broke his rear end recently and blamed it on the spacer he used to the 4.XX gears on a 3series carrier. Maybe he'll visit and give his advice about spacers.
11-15-2001, 01:02 PM
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Re: Looking for gear ideas (MikeC)
It was gordonm.
Heres the shortcut to the threadhttp://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=181893
[Modified by MikeC, 11:03 AM 11/15/2001]
Heres the shortcut to the threadhttp://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=181893
[Modified by MikeC, 11:03 AM 11/15/2001]
11-15-2001, 02:56 PM
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Re: Looking for gear ideas (MikeC)
Yes it was me. I broke the bolts right off using street tires and only around 400+ hp. I would definitly stay away from a spacer. Find a 4 series carrier and do it right. I found a carrier for around 200 dollars. Unfortantly it came a little late and it exploded before I got it in. I have a 3.70 rear that I think I am going to run for a while and see how I like it.