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68 rear ends?

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Novi2kStang98GT

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I'm farely new to the classic and i recently got a 68 and now i'm barely starting to work on her.. i wanted to change out the gears because the owner b4 has really high gear ratio.. im thinking 4.56's or higher!
Driving on the freeway at about 60 (its a auto) i'm like 4500-5000 rpms ....
But my question is what size is the rear end so i can get some better gears. I believe my tranny is a c3 ...
Also any suggestions?
I want to drive this car freeway, street, and track....
 
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ttt
 

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you probably have a c-4 tranny and an 8inch rear. u need to post pics of the pan on the tranny and the bottom of your rear carrier for us to tell u 4 sure.
 

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You probably have a C4 being that it is a '68.

I currently have 2.80's and I'm looking to change to 3.25 or 3.5. I have a 9" rear in my '68 coupe, but mine is decidedly rare. Chances are that you have 8" rear. (Mine was definitely swapped by a previous owner since it is not even a '68 9".)

Look at the back of the axle, is it smooth (no buldges? Is there a drain port is the lower right hand quadrant (looking aft forward)? If so are the ends of the axle tapered or straight? If straight then it is probably a 9" if tapered then probably 8". Now if it has a bulge in it, then it is most likely a 9". If it is smooth with no tapered axles, and no drain port, then it is probably and 8".

I would almost be willing to place money on you having an 8".
 
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There's an easier way to tell an 8" from a 9"------- if you can remove the two bottom carrier nuts with a socket and ratchet, it's an 8". If you have to use an end wrench to remove them, it's a 9". I would also make sure the transmission is shifting into 3rd gear before swapping rear gears.
 
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I think you have low gears. The bigger the number, the lower the gears. I'd go with somwhere under 3.50.
 
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