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Old May 30, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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What brand of gears should i get??? I want to get 3.73's but just dont know what brand to go with...thanks
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Old May 30, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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I suggest saving your money and getting a 12 bolt or 9 inch.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Kens98TransAm
What brand of gears should i get??? I want to get 3.73's but just dont know what brand to go with...thanks
I went with richmond and have had no problems with it. One of my friends bought some cheaper brand but it works good to but he just has a 3.8. If it were mine I would go with the Richmond gear.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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i have motives.


as was said dont bother spending alot of money on these rears because they wont hold up under abuse most of the time.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS


as was said dont bother spending alot of money on these rears because they wont hold up under abuse most of the time.
Especially if you have a manual tranny. I went through a 10 bolt real fast in my LT1 trans am. I then upgraded to strange gears and axles and hat a new posi united built for it. It held up real good then but these 10 bolts are very weak.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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what gears do u have in it now, im guessing 2.73 just remember that its a 2 series carrier and not a 3 series just make sure you dont buy the wrong ones. go to thunderracing.com they have a good choice of gears.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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ive heard from a bunch of drag racers and truck pullers that genuine gear is the best. you can get them from 4wheelparts.com
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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the local lt1/ ls1 guy in town swears by gm gears won't use anything else and he had a lt1 that ran 10's that he drove every day to work and back so he knows 4th gen f-bods he runs lt1 motorsports in new orleans. Mine are still stock so can't say 1st hand
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