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Subject: [oletrucks] Ole trucks: Rear end gears
From: "ROGER GLEASON" <rogerg@maverick.facil.uconn.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 12:06:11 -500
Hello All
I was wondering if there was some one or some place where I could 
find out what gears came in what vehicles?...The reason is this... I 
want to experiment with the gears in my differential so that I may 
get the performance I desire.... Now I have a converted 4 link 10 
bolt rear end with a 7-1/2" carrier with 3:42 gears from an S10 
pickup in it... These 10 bolt rear ends are quite stout and take a 
variety of rear gears if the carrier is the same... Sometimes you 
have to change the carrier but I've been told that any 3... gear will 
fit a 3...carrier and any 2... gear will fit a 2... carrier, same 
thing with a 4...etc. So If I want to find a 3.08 or a 3.23 how do I 
find out which vehicles they came in...ie: a  82 camaro 2.8 litre 
with auto trans has a 3.42 gear and a 84 Pontiac Firebird with 
standard 4 speed has a 3.73 gear, a S10 blazer 4 X4 has 4:11 posi or 
limited slip, and a 78 Malibu Classic with a V8-267(ugh) automatic 
has a posi/limited slip 2.92?... etc
If there is a rear end guru out there lets bounce this around a 
little bit and see what results...
Just curious!
Rogerg
51-3100 AD stocker
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