3:73's coming! FINALLY!

bloopbloob · Jun 23, 2007

Just bought a bit of stuff from latemodel tonight. main thing was a FRPP 3:73 gearset and master bearing kit.
also grabbed some engine dressup stuff, interior billet stuff, new egr valve, act sensor, coolant temp sensor, weatherstrip kit, trac-lok rebuild kit, new door handles and some other small stuff. i'm sure nobody really cares, but i'm excited! i love getting new parts!

just a few questions. the master bearing install kit comes with: (pinion & carrier bearings, pinion seal, ring gear bolts, pinion nut, crush sleeve, shims, and marking compound) 1 bottle of Friction Modifier 2 bottles of Royal Purple 75W90 gear oil
- is all this stuff necessary? i've see install kits with less, for less money. if gears will be installed by a pro, did i really need everything?

also, what kind of difference will a 2:73 to 3:73 swap make in 1/4 mile times? for a slightly modded 5.0 like mine?

ryan218 · Jun 23, 2007

bloopbloob said:
Just bought a bit of stuff from latemodel tonight. main thing was a FRPP 3:73 gearset and master bearing kit.
also grabbed some engine dressup stuff, interior billet stuff, new egr valve, act sensor, coolant temp sensor, weatherstrip kit, trac-lok rebuild kit, new door handles and some other small stuff. i'm sure nobody really cares, but i'm excited! i love getting new parts!

just a few questions. the master bearing install kit comes with: (pinion & carrier bearings, pinion seal, ring gear bolts, pinion nut, crush sleeve, shims, and marking compound) 1 bottle of Friction Modifier 2 bottles of Royal Purple 75W90 gear oil
- is all this stuff necessary? i've see install kits with less, for less money. if gears will be installed by a pro, did i really need everything?

also, what kind of difference will a 2:73 to 3:73 swap make in 1/4 mile times? for a slightly modded 5.0 like mine?

gears? 2-3 tenths in the 1/4 i belive.

how much $$$ you spend there i bet more then 500.?

bloopbloob · Jun 23, 2007

yeah about $750, and i won't really have anything to show for it. i live in canada so i only make a few, larger orders when i need something to save on shipping.

- its all because somebody broke one of my door handles this week. so i figure i'd order it from the states because its much cheaper. then i get browsing and click click click, you get a $750 checkout for a $20 part you needed.

MustangOwner · Jun 24, 2007

oh you ****ing tell me about it. I had my fluidyne radiator with Black magic fan in the garage waiting to be installed. Well now i'm got the entire motor riped apart and i'm pulling the engine and tranny and completely redoing it! H/C/I. Just cause i put in a god damn radiator. Oh well. Should be fast now! I'll post up a thread with pics tomorrow. Should be interesting.!

Jzava50 · Jul 10, 2007

whats the average cost to get gears installed ...I want to se if I am getting ripped or not ( I already have all the parts)

ryan218 · Jul 10, 2007

Jzava50 said:
whats the average cost to get gears installed ...I want to se if I am getting ripped or not ( I already have all the parts)

the shop close to me charges $125 plus 2 hour sof labor.

red95gtconvert · Jul 10, 2007

I would just put the gears in yourself, if you have decent mechanical skills and access to dial indicators and calipers it isn't that hard to do. The hardest part is compressing the crush sleeve while laying on your back in the driveway lol.

cenok is family · Jul 10, 2007

my friend shaved .6 off his et when he went from 2.73's to 3.73's.

Foxfan88 · Jul 10, 2007

my car with a bone stock engine. had a messed up AOD and stock gears. it ran a 16.7 it was a TURD. i swapped in a t5 and some 3.90s gears and a few bolt ons and dropped over 2.5 secs down to a 14.1

93FiveO · Jul 10, 2007

My dad paid his friend $100 to my gears and it took him maybe 50mins.I wish i went 4.10s tho

BigHairyMonkey · Jul 10, 2007

gears are the ****. your gonna kick yourself in the ass for not doing it earlier. Ive never been in a stock geared fox in my life however

bloopbloob · Jul 10, 2007

yeah i know. i've had a long learning curve with my stang done so much wrong in the past.... still learning, mostly from you guys. i keep hearing 2 stories about the gear install being fairly easy, and being something that even quite competent mechanics won't attempt. but i do want to do as much work on my car as i can. can this be done with basic tools, ( i don't have calipers/micrometers or whatever weird things i might need) fairly simply? is it worth it to buy the tools and attempt it myself? i'm expecting to pay about $400 (lowest quote, up to $900 from Ford) for the gear install only. but i also have the master bearing kit, (which looks complicated), speedo gear change, and a trac-lok rebuild to do all at the same time. how many hours labour would a shop charge for each of these, if done all at the same time? i dont really need prices, since i live in canada, and it is very difficult to convert what u guys pay to what specialty shops charge here....
oh - some pics of the stuff i gets!

i've never heard of yukon... is it any good? i thought i was getting all FRPP stuff when i ordered the master install kit!

89five.o · Jul 11, 2007

2.73's to 3.73's is my one and only major mod I hope to get done to my car this summer. I can't wait

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