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Re: [oletrucks] Rearend Help

To: Steven Stuckmeyer <slstu51@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Rearend Help
From: zman <zman@gibbon.kungfumonkey.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:40:07 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 25 Dec 2003, Steven Stuckmeyer wrote:
> I'm wanting to re-gear the rear end that will be going into my '51 3100. I
> have a 12 bolt GM rearend from a 70 Nova.  Presently it has a 4.56 ratio 
>ring & pinion, #'s 30-7076 (or 8)-1, with what looks like a spacer. It 
>has a limited slip with #'s EDB80140 on it. Is this a Moroso unit, and 
>may it be used with a 3.73 gearset? Any help would greatly be appreciated.
> Thanks for any info on this.

12-bolts have 3 different carriers, one for gears in the 4's one in the 
3's and one in the 2's. Your going to need a carrier for those 3 series 
gears or go with as close to a 4 as you can get, I believe you can run 
3.90's on the 4 carrier.

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