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Old Jun 11, 2025 | 03:30 PM
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This is to swap to 4.10 gears in an 8.6 10 bolt, from a 2003 S10 with 3.42 gears, in a 1965 Nova 4dr, with a 4l80e. Its a unique combo haha.

A few people on another forum thought it needed a thinner pinion shim. They also thought I would have nothing but problems with a gearset from Quick Performance. I think I am going to try it like it is and see. Thanks
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Ok, I figured I would try one more combo before I put the final bearings on the pinion. This was with a .030 pinion shim (instead of a 0.037 shim), 0.006 backlash, and 16 in/lb of preload on the pinion. Do these look better?

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No, doesn't look better, looks worse.
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Old Jun 21, 2025 | 06:02 PM
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Ok, I might try a 0.033 shim and if it doesn't look better, I'll just go with the 0.037 shim. Thanks for your help!

The reason I tried a 0.030 was because it kinda looked like it was a hard line at the root on the drive side.

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Alright, i think I am going to run it with this setup. This is with 0.008 backlash and a 0.033 pinion shim. Thanks for all the help!


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Old Sep 28, 2025 | 06:36 PM
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What do you fellas think of this pattern? This is a 8.5 inch with 2cut gears...

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