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Old 07-03-2017, 02:58 PM
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Default Anyone running orange box Motive gears that are quiet?

I am going to move up to 390 gears and have them REM along with ceramic bearings. I have heard in the past the orange box Motives are noisy. Is this true? My blue box are quiet and not let me down in last 7 years despite 1.5 sixty foots etc..I figure since the orange box ones are suppose to be stronger might as well go that route
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Both sets Ive had, had some noise but not bad. All sets of blue boxes Ive done have been dead silent. I still run them in the car anyway cause I dont care about the noise, but my yukon got blue box.
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Ok thank you. Orange box it is.
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Everyone I mention it to says it's a freak of nature, but my orange box 3.73's are silent. My uncle set them up when he was working at a Jeep dealership. Mine is a street only car, but I haven't exactly been nice to them over the years.
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Wow!!!
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Orange box 4.30's in my 9in. Its the quietest gear I've had since the stock 3.42's in the 10 bolt. Well I should say the blue box 4.10's in the 10 bolt were initially a tad quieter, first WOT 1-2 after break in wrecked that though.
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Good to hear.



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