3:73 gears
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Staging Lane
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From: Sacramento, California
3:73 gears i just got done with the heating process on my new 3:73 and was wondering what would be the best gear oil to use......and does an after market girdle help alot for a 10 bolt as for strenghting it?
I dont know about the hard launches unless you have an auto. The girdle will help strength, but if you have a six speed then your time is limited on any hard launches. I have had my 4:10's for years with no problems but i always launch at a resonable rpm.
THis is what SLP claims of the cover....
"the cover is constructed from aircraft quality, cast aluminum. It makes the differential housing stronger, offering a firm "back bone" in place of the stamped sheet metal cover. It also includes special passages, cast in to direct and control the "spray" of oil off the ring gear. These passages pass the oil through special cooling fins on the rear of the cover. The oil is returned to the housing directly over the ring gear carrier bearings. This keeps the fluid up to 80% cooler, increasing durability and reliability immensely. The cover includes a drain plug that allows you to drain the gear oil from the differential without having to remove the cover."
"the cover is constructed from aircraft quality, cast aluminum. It makes the differential housing stronger, offering a firm "back bone" in place of the stamped sheet metal cover. It also includes special passages, cast in to direct and control the "spray" of oil off the ring gear. These passages pass the oil through special cooling fins on the rear of the cover. The oil is returned to the housing directly over the ring gear carrier bearings. This keeps the fluid up to 80% cooler, increasing durability and reliability immensely. The cover includes a drain plug that allows you to drain the gear oil from the differential without having to remove the cover."
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Originally Posted by 97LT1
I dont know about the hard launches unless you have an auto. The girdle will help strength, but if you have a six speed then your time is limited on any hard launches. I have had my 4:10's for years with no problems but i always launch at a resonable rpm.
