Dick,
The TF has a 4.875 gear set, which was used in combination with the
5.50 x 15 tires.
Modern radials willl make that an effective ratio of 5.nnn since the
radials will have a smaller rolling circumference.
Check the MGA axle for it's gear ratio. That is marked on the gear set
somewhere. Most TD/TF people find the 4.3 axle best, some prefer the
4.555 and some the 4.1 from the MGA. It's the gears that you will move
over to the TF.
Bob
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:10:24 -0400 Dick Dell <rddell@mindspring.com>
writes:
>Hello All,
>
>My work on the TF is going well. New fuel pump and brakes all around
>will
>help the go and stop functions. Thanks for all the help from the
>group.
>
>Special thanks to Lawrie Alexander out at The British Sportscar Center
>in
>California for all his help by email. Wish we had someplace similar
>here on
>the East coast.
>
>Next question now involves driveability.
>
>I want to upgrade my gear ratio on the TF to something a bit more
>reasonable. I don't pull stumps much anymore so first gear is pretty
>much
>unuseable and highway speed just wrings that poor little 1250 to the
>limit.
>
>Does anyone have any tips on doing a gear change? I do have a spare
>MGA
>rear axle that could be a donor but it's a wire wheel axle and my TF
>will
>stay a solid wheel car. Not sure about the possibilities there.
>
>Dick Dell
>Raleigh NC
>
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