one wheel burnout blues
3/7/05, 10:17 PM
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i own a 95 GT with bout 123,000 miles on it. still running strong. ive added a set of frod racing 1 5/8 headers, bassani x pipe, and flowmaster catback system to the car. the next area i want to adress is my rear end. i want to upgrade to 3.73 gears, and to fix the nagging problems of doing one-wheel burnouts and leaving one tire mark (hey everyone leaves rubber sometime 
) after a take-off. i know that a traction lock differential/posi rear is the answer, but i dont know much about gearing , so anyone who has a suggestion on a set up or some good (and budget minded) brands to go with. when i mentioned changing gears to my mechanic he said i would most likely have to change my axels too, is this true?
well anyone with experiance/knowledge of this please share, thanx
ps the car is a 5speed
) after a take-off. i know that a traction lock differential/posi rear is the answer, but i dont know much about gearing , so anyone who has a suggestion on a set up or some good (and budget minded) brands to go with. when i mentioned changing gears to my mechanic he said i would most likely have to change my axels too, is this true?well anyone with experiance/knowledge of this please share, thanx
ps the car is a 5speed
3/8/05, 12:09 AM
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im not so much an expert when it comes to rear gears myself so im not sure if changing the axels but i dont think you have to..when it comes to installation on rear gears ( 3.73 is prob what id do for the 5spd ) is what gets you, over here its around 200 or so for installation then of course more for trac-lock
3/8/05, 01:29 PM
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You shouldnt have to change the axles if the gear is a similar size as the old one. By that I mean the package size. I dont really know of any brands for gears but rear some articles in MM&FF to see hwat others have used. You might also want to check out hotrod mag (or if worse come to worse you could check Super Chevy).
3/8/05, 07:32 PM
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Originally posted by future9er24@March 8, 2005, 9:42 PM
i think they did 3.73s in Horsepower TV once. everything was fine. go for it dude
i think they did 3.73s in Horsepower TV once. everything was fine. go for it dude
thanx
3/9/05, 04:55 PM
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to get a 2 wheel burnout you need a posi, gears wont make a difference as in the amount of wheels turning, and you need to pull your carrier pin and remove the c clips to chnage the rear gears.
3/9/05, 08:33 PM
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Originally posted by Fordracing200@March 9, 2005, 7:58 PM
to get a 2 wheel burnout you need a posi, gears wont make a difference as in the amount of wheels turning, and you need to pull your carrier pin and remove the c clips.
to get a 2 wheel burnout you need a posi, gears wont make a difference as in the amount of wheels turning, and you need to pull your carrier pin and remove the c clips.
if i remove the carrier pin ant the c clips i can do this with the stock rear end?
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