dana 36 question, thick or thin ring gear
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Racer
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From: bethlehem PA
dana 36 question, thick or thin ring gear
i have a 1985 with auot trans and stock dana 36 with 308 gears. i was told that there is a thick and thin ring gear. in the 36 and you must match the gears with the carrier . i have a chance to pick up a set of 355's, thick ring gear. is my stock ring gear a thick or thin. what fits what. can i find out with out taking the rear apart 
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You need a thin gear
From the factory there are no " thick" or "thin "gears.
The thick or thin part only comes into play if you want to install new gears on a carrier
that originally had a different series gearset and you don't wish to install the correct carrier
to suit the factory (thin ) gearset that it is matched to
Exp
To put 3.XX gears in a diff that had 2.XX gears requires a thick AFTERMARKET gear set
The thick or thin part only comes into play if you want to install new gears on a carrier
that originally had a different series gearset and you don't wish to install the correct carrier
to suit the factory (thin ) gearset that it is matched to
Exp
To put 3.XX gears in a diff that had 2.XX gears requires a thick AFTERMARKET gear set
Last edited by vetteoz; Feb 1, 2012 at 11:18 PM.
