View Poll Results: How is Strange's gear setup?
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Rate my Strange 12-bolt Gear Pattern!
08-03-2008, 05:21 PM
#1
Rate my Strange 12-bolt Gear Pattern! Here are the gears in my Strange 12-bolt (4.11s) as set up by Strange themselves:
...and the other side:
Don't forget to use the voting buttons at the top of the page! If it helps narrow down your choices, the gears are noisy as hell.
I should have known something was wrong when the dude that set up my gears misspelled my name. No, not my last name, my first name. He misspelled my first name. What is my first name?
Steve.
How did he spell it?
Steev
I **** you not.
...and the other side:
Don't forget to use the voting buttons at the top of the page! If it helps narrow down your choices, the gears are noisy as hell.
I should have known something was wrong when the dude that set up my gears misspelled my name. No, not my last name, my first name. He misspelled my first name. What is my first name?
Steve.
How did he spell it?
Steev
I **** you not.
08-04-2008, 06:55 AM
#5
I've been driving it since this spring, but I've had it since October of 2006...it spent a lot of time just sitting on jack stands waiting to be installed since I was in the middle of my Master's degree and it was my only car at the time. There are probably about 1000 miles on it total right now.
It was really my fault for installing it without checking the gear pattern first, but I didn't (and still don't) have the tools or skills to fix this problem. I'll probably just keep driving it until I put it away for the winter, and work on getting it fixed by next spring.
It was really my fault for installing it without checking the gear pattern first, but I didn't (and still don't) have the tools or skills to fix this problem. I'll probably just keep driving it until I put it away for the winter, and work on getting it fixed by next spring.
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08-04-2008, 03:44 PM
#8
Let's just say the noise was a big tip-off...when I first decelerated after putting the rear in, and doing no more than 10 MPH, it made a low-pitched whine until the car rolled to a stop. At that point, I knew it was a bad gear set. And it only got worse the faster I went...it is horrible at 60-70 MPH.
08-04-2008, 03:46 PM
#9
I'll most likely get another set of 4.11s, and probably have them Supra-finned. I'm pretty intent at this point on fixing this myself...setting up gears has always intimidated me, but now that the car is no longer a daily driver, I can afford the downtime to fix it, and fix it right.
08-05-2008, 09:23 PM
#11
Dude, keliente did an awesome writeup setting up gears, as there is also a lot of resources on the web for gear install tips. I bought a magnetic base, dial caliper, and digital caliper from harbor freight (where I am now an assistant manager 
). You'll want a torque wrench, impact wrench, and access to a shop press. Oh a bearing seperator is handy as well. I say rock it for now, complete the masters program, and attack it later and be among the elite gear setter uppers.
It could be a combo of the pinion shim between the pinion gear/bearing (pretty sure 12 bolts have that one
), and the shims on either side of the carrier. That should be it. The shims will also play a role in the backlash (just a fancy word for the wiggle room the gears have before they make contact with each other). Thats where the dial caliper/magnetic base comes in hand. You need to know the desired backlash. Pinion depth is another thing that I believe can effect wear pattern. That can be checked with a pinion depth tool... but its not required. I am no expert at it, I just followed instructions on how to rebuild my 10 bolt and got it good enough for me, lol. Good experience though. Just a time/patience thing. 
). You'll want a torque wrench, impact wrench, and access to a shop press. Oh a bearing seperator is handy as well. I say rock it for now, complete the masters program, and attack it later and be among the elite gear setter uppers.It could be a combo of the pinion shim between the pinion gear/bearing (pretty sure 12 bolts have that one
), and the shims on either side of the carrier. That should be it. The shims will also play a role in the backlash (just a fancy word for the wiggle room the gears have before they make contact with each other). Thats where the dial caliper/magnetic base comes in hand. You need to know the desired backlash. Pinion depth is another thing that I believe can effect wear pattern. That can be checked with a pinion depth tool... but its not required. I am no expert at it, I just followed instructions on how to rebuild my 10 bolt and got it good enough for me, lol. Good experience though. Just a time/patience thing. Last edited by KurtRardin; 08-05-2008 at 09:29 PM.
08-06-2008, 09:18 AM
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My Strange 12-bolt was dead quiet until I hit the track. After that whine was pretty bad. Last year I added Mikronited gears and most of the whine went away. It was the first gear install I did (actually helped someone) and I have to admit, it's not for the faint of heart. It took quite a few attempts to get them setup right because they require a tighter backlash.
08-06-2008, 05:08 PM
#14
Deafening? Well, let's just say I have a hard time drowning out the noise going 60 MPH with my stereo turned up (50W x 4 going into Polk speakers, with a 200W amp powering my 10" sub) and the windows down.
I think I'm gonna try tackling this next spring...I've always wanted to learn, but have always been intimidated.
Quick question for those in the know:
Does crushing the crush collar have any impact on pinion depth? Or is that all in the shims behind the bearing?
Time is something that is finally on my side...
I think I'm gonna try tackling this next spring...I've always wanted to learn, but have always been intimidated.
Quick question for those in the know:
Does crushing the crush collar have any impact on pinion depth? Or is that all in the shims behind the bearing?
Time is something that is finally on my side...
08-06-2008, 05:18 PM
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Time is what you'll need to set up a gear set. If you're mechanically inclined, it's not that technically difficult. You just have to be prepared to do a lot of assembly, measuring, disassembly, reassembly...yada, yada, yada, for what seems like forever. Patience is very key.
