was a 3:08 rear available in the 4th generation?

chuckys95
06-05-2005, 07:57 PM
was a 3:08 rear available in the 4th generation?
i have a rear that supposedly came out of a 98 Camaro. i pull of the diff cover and count # teeth on the ring and divide it by the # teeth on the pinion.

13 teeth on the pinion
40 teeth on the ring

40 divided by 13 = 3.076923

round it up, right?
which would be 3.08

thanks

Knowklew
06-05-2005, 08:03 PM
It sure seems that way...It must of been put in there aftermarket. I wish i had those gears, i hate my 2.73

ImportKILLER
06-06-2005, 04:07 PM
Yup...some come with 3.08 gears.

GreenDemon
06-07-2005, 10:43 PM
That was the "economy" gear for auto V6 fourth gens.