3.73's on a 10bolt?
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From: AUSTIN TX
Originally Posted by 72ChevelleConv.LS1
The gear change is not what makes the rear end weeker, its how well you hook up to the ground that puts the stress to the rear end. if you have a M6 you will not have much give between the moter and the trans. an A4 will slip some. this is safer for the rear end. Say with a M6 and a sticky set of tires, you will put a lot of strain on your rear end.
Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
alright, my pumped up-o-meter is going off the charts about right now after reading this thread! and i'm going from 3.08's to 3.73's!!!
How did those get in there, didn't it come with 3.42s?
Originally Posted by D3IMOS
Don't you mean 2.83 to 3.73?
the 3.08 was put in there by the girl who i bought the car from. she had some "work" done to the rear end by some jackasses and they put in the wrong gear. i think she might have put it in herself by the amount of noise the bitch made all the time. it DID come with 3.42's and those 3.08's sure did suck the whang.
Originally Posted by mzoomora
You will have to change your carrier for a 3.73 if you have a 3.08. Either that or thick gear/ spacer.
Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
the 3.08 was put in there by the girl who i bought the car from. she had some "work" done to the rear end by some jackasses and they put in the wrong gear. i think she might have put it in herself by the amount of noise the bitch made all the time. it DID come with 3.42's and those 3.08's sure did suck the whang.
Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
i think she might have put it in herself by the amount of noise the bitch made all the time.
Actually I am sort of confused about the needing a new carrier to go from 3.08s to 3.73s. I know when I changed mine I went from a 2 series to a 3 series but wouldn't 3.08s have a 3 series carrier already?
Originally Posted by Anniversary "Z"
I'm confused, are you talking about the rearend or the girl you bought it from?
not sure what carrier it has in it, they will get me fixed up though. i'll ask the guy what he found after he gets into it.
his cards say Parsons Differential "keep your REAR in GEAR" lol and his website is carproctologist.com
Originally Posted by Anniversary "Z"
Actually I am sort of confused about the needing a new carrier to go from 3.08s to 3.73s. I know when I changed mine I went from a 2 series to a 3 series but wouldn't 3.08s have a 3 series carrier already?
Heres the fact: If you have a2.73's then you have a 2 series carrier. If you have the 3.42's then you have a 3 series carrier. You do not HAVE to change the carrier if you want to go from 2.73's to 3.73's. Someone may have told you that you need to because the 3.73's gears were made for a 3 series, but any gears are made for either carrier, you just need to order the right gears. If you need 2 series carrier gears, buy them from Richmond Gears.
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Originally Posted by 98formulaMAH
Heres the fact: If you have a2.73's then you have a 2 series carrier. If you have the 3.42's then you have a 3 series carrier. You do not HAVE to change the carrier if you want to go from 2.73's to 3.73's. Someone may have told you that you need to because the 3.73's gears were made for a 3 series, but any gears are made for either carrier, you just need to order the right gears. If you need 2 series carrier gears, buy them from Richmond Gears.
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From: Raleigh, NC
Originally Posted by Anniversary "Z"
OK since obviously I'm already sounding like a dumbass and my question hasn't been answered in my head yet I might as well spill it. I know I could have gone with a thicker gear or use spacers and just add 3.73s to my 2 series carrier, but I bought the new rearend as a whole. What I'm confused on is where is the dividing line between 2 series and 3 series. In a previous post someone said that if the guy had 3.08s than he had a 2 series carrier. If this is the case then I was wrongly under the assumpition that the 2 in 2.73s meant the carrier and the 3 in 3.08, 3.23, 3.42, etc.. meant 3 series.
Originally Posted by 98formulaMAH
Heres the fact: If you have a2.73's then you have a 2 series carrier. If you have the 3.42's then you have a 3 series carrier. You do not HAVE to change the carrier if you want to go from 2.73's to 3.73's. Someone may have told you that you need to because the 3.73's gears were made for a 3 series, but any gears are made for either carrier, you just need to order the right gears. If you need 2 series carrier gears, buy them from Richmond Gears.
