Dana 36 3.75 gears, who has the best price?
11-10-2003, 07:26 PM
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Dana 36 3.75 gears, who has the best price?
Looking for 3.75 gears for a Dana 36. It is a 95 auto Vette with 2.59 factory rear end. I see that Summit sells Richmond gears for ~$320 but I have never been a big fan of Richmond gears. Anyone offer something else for a better deal?
11-10-2003, 09:55 PM
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Re: Dana 36 3.75 gears, who has the best price? (4DRSS)
Hiya 4DRSS, it's stumpy from the Impala forums. Are you planning on getting the 36 hardened? I hear they break easy. You're probably right to stay away from the Richmond gears, my mechanic said they're are the noisiest.
BTW, if I get my edge converter back this week I should be racing the Impala again. Looking for low 13s!
BTW, if I get my edge converter back this week I should be racing the Impala again. Looking for low 13s!
11-10-2003, 10:24 PM
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Re: Dana 36 3.75 gears, who has the best price? (MyX10sion)
:nono: HELL NO......IF you are going to stop with just gears and exhuast in this car then go for it..........But if in the back of your mind you're thinking about more mods down the line...torque converter ...cam....headers.....don't do this save your money and get dana44 with 3.73s and drag radials an then race on worry free!!! one more other thing lower gear ...means hotter trans ..get tranny cooler or change the fuild often.....3.73s in a dana 36 HELL NO!!! :cuss I blew mind ....weak @%# Dana 36!!!!!!!!!!!
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11-10-2003, 10:37 PM
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Re: Dana 36 3.75 gears, who has the best price? (redcorvettedave)
Actually this is going behind a 525 HP 396 stroker! I'm actually posting for a friend. He knows how weak the 36 is, he's not going to be dragging it. The car is strictly a highway monster for now. After the stroker and assorted mods he can't afford to shell out $2K for a setup D44.
Good luck stumpy, I've always heard excessive noise out of Richmond gears too.
Good luck stumpy, I've always heard excessive noise out of Richmond gears too.
11-10-2003, 10:39 PM
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Re: Dana 36 3.75 gears, who has the best price? (4DRSS)
I know all the negatives of the Dana 36, just looking for a good price on gears, preferably something other than Richmond.
11-10-2003, 10:50 PM
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Re: Dana 36 3.75 gears, who has the best price? (4DRSS)
Need to wait and see if Jesse's D36/D44 modification will work. That combined with Jeb's Cryogen process might be the makings of a bulletproof D36!! Who would of 'thunk' it. :)
