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I need Gears and a Converter

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Posted by: Nitrobasher

hey,

Im in the market for buying 4:10 gears, and a 3000 stall torque converter.

I am looking for the lowest priced goods.

I was told that if i buy The gears I would need a new driveshaft??? If so please let me know.

I was planning on getting the Gears and DS from www.supercoupeperformance.com

but dont know where to get the right converter for my car

BTW*** I have a 1997 Mark Viii LSC

Posted by: MrWilson

You cant put gears in the 97 till you swap out the metric muffler bearings.

Posted by: MediumD

The lowest priced gears (and IRS 28spl. trac lok, which is a must) would come out of a U Pull It type junkyard... If the gears are in good shape with usual wear you can use them, rebuild the trac lok.

Posted by: lscmkviii

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Originally Posted by MrWilson

You cant put gears in the 97 till you swap out the metric muffler bearings.

What is that? and how do you do that?

Posted by: MrWilson

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediumD

The lowest priced gears (and IRS 28spl. trac lok, which is a must) would come out of a U Pull It type junkyard... If the gears are in good shape with usual wear you can use them, rebuild the trac lok.

what u pull it has cars with 8.8s and 4.10s?

Posted by: MediumD

4.10s aren't the only option. 3.73s are available. I prefer 3.73s, I don't want to be limited to only 175mph

Posted by: MrWilson

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Originally Posted by MediumD

4.10s aren't the only option. 3.73s are available. I prefer 3.73s, I don't want to be limited to only 175mph

mhm, true...i think i should actually go to 2.34's cuz...i dont want to be limited to 350mph! LETS ROLL !!

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

The cheapest set up for the 8.8 comes from Summit Racing. Summits Ford gears are made by Ford Motorsport and are $152.95 for the 3.73's and $134.95 for the 4.10's.

The FMS Trak-Lock rebuild kit's from Summit are $40.88 which I do not reccomend because MOST of the Ford carriers you will find to rebuild come from a stick shift car which brutalize the differential pinion shaft, it wears an egg shape into the bore of the soft factory iron of the carrier case and will cause premature failure down the road.

The Ford posi unit is $214.88 from Summit then you buy gears and bearings, oil etc and your set.

I also can't reccomend enough the FMS carrier stud kit fom Summit at $30.88.

Id like to see anyone beat Summits pricing overall.

Posted by: MediumD

Oh, and let me apologize, I didn't read as thoroughly as I should have and didn't notice that he had specified 4.10s. Used 4.10s usually go for within $20 of $100 on eBay so it may be worth it to go with new from a reputable parts vendor like Summit.

Posted by: MrWilson

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Originally Posted by ONEBADMK8

The cheapest set up for the 8.8 comes from Summit Racing. Summits Ford gears are made by Ford Motorsport and are $152.95 for the 3.73's and $134.95 for the 4.10's.

The FMS Trak-Lock rebuild kit's from Summit are $40.88 which I do not reccomend because MOST of the Ford carriers you will find to rebuild come from a stick shift car which brutalize the differential pinion shaft, it wears an egg shape into the bore of the soft factory iron of the carrier case and will cause premature failure down the road.

The Ford posi unit is $214.88 from Summit then you buy gears and bearings, oil etc and your set.

I also can't reccomend enough the FMS carrier stud kit fom Summit at $30.88.

Id like to see anyone beat Summits pricing overall.

pip pip!

my posi doesnt have any egg shaped wear, heck it doesnt have any hard wear that i can see...

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

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Originally Posted by MrWilson

pip pip!

my posi doesnt have any egg shaped wear, heck it doesnt have any hard wear that i can see...

Disassemble it completely then reinstall JUST the differential pinion shaft and then "wiggle" it while it's in the bore and you will see what I am talking about.

Posted by: MrWilson

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Originally Posted by ONEBADMK8

Disassemble it completely then reinstall JUST the differential pinion shaft and then "wiggle" it while it's in the bore and you will see what I am talking about.

ill do that.

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