Ring and pinion change
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Pro
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From: Macomb Township MI
Ring and pinion change
Is it possible to get a new ring and pinion gear change without changing the complete carrier. DTE want $1800 for a new ring and pinion and reman carrier. Have a 2.73 and want to have a 3.15, but don't have $1800 for DTE.
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From: Macomb Township MI
I think mine is in good shape !
But I will look in the "parts for sale" section.
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From: Marlton. Increasing performance one speeding ticket at a time! NJ
Sorry, but unless you really know what you're doing (and even then), you're out of luck.
Problem is you have a 2 series carrier, and a 3 series gearset won't fit in there properly. You'll need a thicker gearset for it to work. For F-bodies, they have spacers that are made for just such a conversion (or thick gears), but I've never seen them for C5's. Even sites that are dedicated to gear and pinions don't list a thick gearset for the C5.
I have seen that DTE has built 2 series cases with 3.15's and up. You'd have to contact them to see if it's worth it. $1800 sounds really high, are you sure you weren't comparing to a stage x built diff?
It's much easier to get a fully completed pumpkin from a 6 speed car (3.42) and be done with it, even if it is used.
Problem is you have a 2 series carrier, and a 3 series gearset won't fit in there properly. You'll need a thicker gearset for it to work. For F-bodies, they have spacers that are made for just such a conversion (or thick gears), but I've never seen them for C5's. Even sites that are dedicated to gear and pinions don't list a thick gearset for the C5.
I have seen that DTE has built 2 series cases with 3.15's and up. You'd have to contact them to see if it's worth it. $1800 sounds really high, are you sure you weren't comparing to a stage x built diff?
It's much easier to get a fully completed pumpkin from a 6 speed car (3.42) and be done with it, even if it is used.
Drifting
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From: Tallahassee Florida
Definitely much easier to swap the whole pumpkin. You have to know what you are doing and have the right tools to swap out the gears. We have a guy that builds ours for us in with different gears and then just swap the pumpkin depending on what track we are running at.
