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Bought a Dana 44 with 3.54 gears for my auto 1989 corvette that has 2.59s. Tire size is 285/35zr18. What drive, driven, and vss do I need?
You for sure are going to need to change the drive to a 15 tooth and I'd start with a 43 tooth driven. You will need to rotate your VSS to do this and some report it to be a satisfactory change. I'd rather use a correct VSS but they're difficult to find and expensive. The drives and driven are also difficult to come by. I actually may have the correct gears for you, I would need to look but it's possible. My gears would be new.
I can supply an image of how I suggested a fellow modify the VSS retainer and he sent me a snapshot of his "modified". The last I spoke to him he was happy and all is well. YMMV!
The 285/18 is nearly identical to the 275/17 so the 43 should do well. It's where I would start.
For my 1990 Vert auto; went from a 2:73 to 3:54 gears on my D36. Installed the drive and driven gears and used a used VSS from a 3:07 auto. This VSS can handle 40-45T driven gear. The 2:59 and 2:73 used a 34-39T VSS. Bought my used VSS from a forum member. The 40-45 was stamped on the VSS if you can find one to verify it is the correct one.
Bill
Last edited by UNCLEBILL; Sep 25, 2013 at 08:09 PM.
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For my 1990 Vert auto; went from a 2:73 to 3:54 gears on my D36. Installed the drive and driven gears and used a used VSS from a 3:07 auto. This VSS can handle 40-45T driven gear. The 2:59 and 2:73 used a 34-39T VSS. Bought my used VSS from a forum member. The 40-45 was stamped on the VSS if you can find one to verify it is the correct one.
Bill
Don't know if I mentioned it earlier but it appears you've maybe "relocated"!
Yes?
Don't know if I mentioned it earlier but it appears you've maybe "relocated"!
Yes?
Yes we did...sold our home in Ontario and moved into a inlaw 2 bedroom suite in our sons new home in British Columbia...but DO NOT have to abide to his house rules .It looks good to see my old 1988 Formula 350 Firebird (had since new for 19 years) sitting beside the Vette in garage....father and son toys....Life is Good
Bill