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Re: [Spridgets] More highway speed for a bugeye?

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] More highway speed for a bugeye?
From: "ryan.kubanoff--- via Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 14:22:15 +0000 (UTC)
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So if I go to carlisle import show next weekend what should I be on the lookout 
for or what should I avoid? looking for rear pumpkin or whole rear axle? how 
can I tell if possible whats good and whats crap? 
Thanks 
Ryan 

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From: "derf" <derf247@gmail.com> 
To: "Ryan Kubanoff" <ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net> 
Cc: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net> 
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 8:39:29 AM 
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] More highway speed for a bugeye? 

You might also look into stronger axle shafts while you're doing rear end work. 
Any Spridget diff chunk should fit in your rear housing. Just drop the drive 
shaft, pop the axles out, and swap the chunk. Diff ratios are stamped on top of 
the chunk. "10/39" is 3.9. IIRC "9/38" is what you would have on your 4.22. 

On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 5:59 AM, ryan.kubanoff--- via Spridgets < 
spridgets@autox.team.net > wrote: 



So i have a 74 midget with a 1275, rib case, and a stock rear that will do 70+ 
on a highway no problem. Last year I bought a 60 bugeye that was modiifed by 
the previous owner to have a 998 cc motor, rib case and a stock bugeye rear. It 
has more trouble with highway speeds. Could I swap out the stock bugeye rear 
for a late model midgets? Would that improve performance? 
Thanks 
Ryan 

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00"><div>So if I go to carlisle import show next weekend what should I be o=
n the lookout for or what should I avoid? &nbsp;looking for rear pumpkin or=
 whole rear axle? how can I tell if possible whats good and whats crap?</di=
v><div>Thanks&nbsp;</div><div>Ryan</div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr"><di=
v style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:=
none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"=
derf" &lt;derf247@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>To: </b>"Ryan Kubanoff" &lt;ryan.kuba=
noff@comcast.net&gt;<br><b>Cc: </b>"spridgets" &lt;spridgets@autox.team.net=
&gt;<br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, May 10, 2015 8:39:29 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re:=
 [Spridgets] More highway speed for a bugeye?<br><div><br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">You might also look into stronger axle shafts while you're doing rear=
 end work.&nbsp; Any Spridget diff chunk should fit in your rear housing.&n=
bsp; Just drop the drive shaft, pop the axles out, and swap the chunk.&nbsp=
; Diff ratios are stamped on top of the chunk.&nbsp; "10/39" is 3.9. IIRC "=
9/38" is what you would have on your 4.22.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext=
ra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 5:59 AM, ryan.ku=
banoff--- via Spridgets <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@a=
utox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</span> wr=
ote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial=
;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div>So i have a 74 midget with a 1275, rib =
case, and a stock rear that will do 70+ on a highway no problem.&nbsp; Last=
 year I bought a 60 bugeye that was modiifed by the previous owner to have =
a 998 cc motor, rib case &nbsp;and a stock bugeye rear.&nbsp; It has more t=
rouble with highway speeds.&nbsp; Could I swap out the stock bugeye rear fo=
r a late model midgets?&nbsp; Would that improve performance?</div><div>Tha=
nks</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><span color=3D"#888888" data-mce-style=3D"c=
olor: #888888;" style=3D"color: #888888;"><div>Ryan</div></span></span></di=
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