Question about my rear end...
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Question about my rear end...
I am having the rear end in my 84 changed from 3.07 to a 3.73 and my guy is telling me that the new rear end is going to make more noise than the original gears?
Is this nuts or is this honest?
Also, how much adjusting should have to be done to the tranny to get the speedo to read right? I thought you bought the part, put it in, and you're off and running with the correct numbers on your dash...
Thanks
Is this nuts or is this honest?
Also, how much adjusting should have to be done to the tranny to get the speedo to read right? I thought you bought the part, put it in, and you're off and running with the correct numbers on your dash...
Thanks
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A properly setup rear end should make no noticable extra noise over the original, thats why this job is best done by someone with alot of experience.
But they can be noisy, he's being honest.
I dont know if something might be different for 84 w/ regard to the speed sensor and dash readout.
But they can be noisy, he's being honest.
I dont know if something might be different for 84 w/ regard to the speed sensor and dash readout.
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Originally Posted by vader86
A properly setup rear end should make no noticable extra noise over the original, thats why this job is best done by someone with alot of experience.
But they can be noisy, he's being honest.
I dont know if something might be different for 84 w/ regard to the speed sensor and dash readout.
But they can be noisy, he's being honest.
I dont know if something might be different for 84 w/ regard to the speed sensor and dash readout.
But if he's saying they "will be noisy" you may have the wrong guy!
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Originally Posted by bart15
my guy is telling me that the new rear end is going to make more noise than the original gears?
Is this nuts or is this honest?
Is this nuts or is this honest?
Originally Posted by bart15
Also, how much adjusting should have to be done to the tranny to get the speedo to read right? I thought you bought the part, put it in, and you're off and running with the correct numbers on your dash...
The fact that it is a 1984 presents no unique problems.
Originally Posted by redbullapril23
alot of noise = grinding of some sort
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Originally Posted by bart15
Question about my rear end...
I've seen several on here report that Richmond gears are more prone to noise, however I have no experience with them. I find it a little hard to believe that a gear properly installed and set-up would be objectionably noisy. I've never put together a differential that made noise.
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Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
Poor word choice. I've seen several on here report that Richmond gears are more prone to noise, however I have no experience with them. I find it a little hard to believe that a gear properly installed and set-up would be objectionably noisy. I've never put together a differential that made noise.
I've seen several on here report that Richmond gears are more prone to noise, however I have no experience with them. I find it a little hard to believe that a gear properly installed and set-up would be objectionably noisy. I've never put together a differential that made noise. I have had quiet 4.56s however, they were not in a C4.But nothing makes a nice summer drive suck like a howling rear end!
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