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Title: changing diff gears. Post by: Ed on January 18, 2008, 10:30:38 AM Hey guys,
Im interested in changing my diff gears and want to see how hard it is before i embark on this project. it's a ford 9 inch, i wish to change to 3.5 gears, it has an LSD centre. my experience with diffs is with banjos only... ie just remove the entire carrier and slot a new one in... or that's the amount of care i gave it... is this a job for the experts or should any home mechanic be able to perform this task with a little care. Cheers Ed Title: Re: changing diff gears. Post by: JB on January 18, 2008, 01:00:28 PM Hey Ed,
When I went from the open wheel to LSD, I had to use the same pinion as matched to the centre. I had a guy put mine in... I think the term is blue it in to get the gears to mesh properly... All out of my league is why I had someone do it. Cheers Jason. P.s Is there still a Cairns trip left in that thing.... YOU promised!!! Title: Re: changing diff gears. Post by: Ed on January 18, 2008, 01:42:48 PM Hey Jas,
Yep i reckon I will out source it if i do it. Currently re-wiring my power distribution as it needed some minor improvement, painting things, heater and radiator out. Has anybody else got a VN commodore with that fusible link box?? mine went into melt down, as a preventive measure I'm changing it to a cluster of circuit breakers. I think there must have been a loose connection (despite the power feed being bolted to the fusible link). Fuse didnt blow so I m pretty sure it wasn't drawing too many amps. A Cairns trip is still on the cards, I need to find the time to do it. We run our own business so it makes it a little difficult to nail down a time, also the family thinks anything over 15 minutes in the FE is a long drive. I guess They can fly up and I will meet them there. ;D Cheers Ed Title: Re: changing diff gears. Post by: ratbox on January 18, 2008, 03:06:28 PM ed, the nine inch centre is basically the same set up as the banjo, just alot stronger and dearer but if yor not confident a diff shop can't hert
Title: Re: changing diff gears. Post by: Ed on January 18, 2008, 05:29:15 PM ratbox,
just checked out the price to change gears, that's put me off for a little while... :-\ Cheers Ed Title: Re: changing diff gears. Post by: FC427 on January 18, 2008, 06:12:39 PM Ed what diff gears do you run at the moment ?????? ......FC427.......
Title: Re: changing diff gears. Post by: Ed on January 21, 2008, 08:35:40 AM Mark,
they are supposed to be 3.25 but I'm not sure they really are. I will jack up the car and turn the wheels and count the rotations to check. car just seems sluggish and has a high top end. 3.5 or 3.7 would probably wake it up without compromising cruisability. Will wait until after the NAts. Cheers Ed Title: Re: changing diff gears. Post by: FC427 on January 21, 2008, 09:05:38 AM Hi Ed same as the ones have 3.25 to 1 for the Hot Rod I have to go to 4.11, because I run a 29.5'' tyre so engine revs will be 2700 at 100kph other wise it will be off cam and as you said a slug ..........FC427..........
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