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Old Oct 22, 2015 | 07:53 PM
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Can y'all please look at my gear pattern and tell me what you think it needs. It's a strange 12 bolt with 3.73s
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Backlash is set to .010"
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Try .002 less shim on the pinion.
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With .023 shim on pinion
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I forgot to mention these gears were said to have about 500 miles on them
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I like the first pattern better.
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I dont have a ton of experience setting up used gears.
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I would run that first pattern. That's damn good for a set of used gears.
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