Is Motive the best brand of 4.10 gears to buy?
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From: Atlanta, GA
Is Motive the best brand of 4.10 gears to buy?
hey guys, i'm looking for a brand new set of 4.10 gears with the full installation kit with the solid shim. i found a set with the descripion:
Motive Gear Ring and Pinion GM 10 Bolt 7 1/2 - 7 5/8
for $165 shipped (brand new) from an individual....
-is this the best brand of ring and pinion to get?
-is there anywhere that sells the gear-set for less than $165 shipped?
for the installation kit, will any brand work well (like Ratech from Thunder Racing.com or SLP's from Tbyrne motorsports.com)?
considering the modifications listing in my signature along with the new 4.10 gears and 275 street tires, do i need to get a T/A Rear end cover/girdle? what will the benefits be?
thanks much guys.
Motive Gear Ring and Pinion GM 10 Bolt 7 1/2 - 7 5/8
for $165 shipped (brand new) from an individual....
-is this the best brand of ring and pinion to get?
-is there anywhere that sells the gear-set for less than $165 shipped?
for the installation kit, will any brand work well (like Ratech from Thunder Racing.com or SLP's from Tbyrne motorsports.com)?
considering the modifications listing in my signature along with the new 4.10 gears and 275 street tires, do i need to get a T/A Rear end cover/girdle? what will the benefits be?
thanks much guys.
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From: Northern California
Motive is a very nice gear. I have also had good success with Precision Gears (http://www.precisiongear.com/)
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Strange is one of the best gears on the market... Strange Engineering period is one of the best rearend manufacturers out there, Heck I'd buy Mark Williams stuff if they made gears for our cars, but Strange is just as good, if not better for street cars.
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I know TONS of people with quiet Strange gears... just not personally in a 4th gen.
Heck all the guys I know around here with "real" cars... are ALL running Strange internals in their rears, and not one whines.
99.99% of the whine is from the setup of the gears, not the gears themselves.
Some gears do whine though, it's in the design on how the gear was cut. Some styles make more noise than others, But in reality if a gear setup makes noise it's not setup correct, or something's wrong. Most typical gear problems stem from incorrect shiming/pre-loading.
Heck all the guys I know around here with "real" cars... are ALL running Strange internals in their rears, and not one whines.
99.99% of the whine is from the setup of the gears, not the gears themselves.
Some gears do whine though, it's in the design on how the gear was cut. Some styles make more noise than others, But in reality if a gear setup makes noise it's not setup correct, or something's wrong. Most typical gear problems stem from incorrect shiming/pre-loading.
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Originally posted by 97FormulaWS-6
Strange is one of the best gears on the market... Strange Engineering period is one of the best rearend manufacturers out there, Heck I'd buy Mark Williams stuff if they made gears for our cars, but Strange is just as good, if not better for street cars.
Strange is one of the best gears on the market... Strange Engineering period is one of the best rearend manufacturers out there, Heck I'd buy Mark Williams stuff if they made gears for our cars, but Strange is just as good, if not better for street cars.
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From: Browns Mills, New Jersey
Originally posted by shoebox
All the many people with quiet Strange gears might disagree.
All the many people with quiet Strange gears might disagree.
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From: Poquoson, VA
Theres a guy/company selling gears on ebay for $145 with buy it now. Thats where i just bought mine, good people to deal with, but havent installed the gear yet, i got the installation kit on thunder racing for like $120 or so and bought a solid pinion spacer...im about to buy the T/A girdle from there too, I like them.
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From: PA
Originally posted by DjArcadian
Yeah, you find me a person with quite Strange gears and....
Yeah, you find me a person with quite Strange gears and....
