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Old 04-19-2010, 03:51 AM
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I recently got some Richmond 3.73 gears in my stock 10 bolt and they are real loud on decel I'm really not feeling it so what gears can I get that won't be noisy 3.73s or course I know gm gears aren't noisy but they not strong either what do you guys suggest ??
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i have motive 4.10 gears and they are noisy as hell they have been like that from day one i re did the gear set twice but they still are noisey i blew up the diff and put a new center section with the same gears and there still just as noisey. i got over 5 k on it now with 20 track passes and no issues just turn up the radio lol
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The biggest problem with noisy gears is that they are not set up right. You need to MEASURE the pinion depth and backlash and mot go just by the gear pattern. Once they are noisy,there is no going back and trying to make the quiet.




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