does anyone know of a good place to have my gears installed in the BAY AREA... i just received my Motive 3.90's and want to get them installed soon and with a good shop. Also what should i look for while getting them installed, do i need anything else besides what i got with my gears? break in period? any info would be great thanx in advance
Bay Area help!?!?Gear installation
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stallion98gt
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one of the best shop for gears change:
http://www.rearendspecialties.com
Apex Motorsports in santa clara should be able to do it too.
http://www.rearendspecialties.com
Apex Motorsports in santa clara should be able to do it too.
wms004
Founding Member
I got mine done at rearendspecialties.. Apex doesn't do it i don't think.. but they will do speedo recalibration either by dyno tune or Abbott Speedo calibrator..stallion98gt said:
wms004
Founding Member
You need to heat cycle the gears, so closer the better... Rear end specialties tells you not to drive more than 15 miles without a 30 min cool down for the first 100 miles. Plus not going over 65mph until 500 miles, with reving of course pretty low, around 2-2300 RPMBLUE03GT said:
-wade
twogts4us
15 Year Member
wms004 said:
That's some pretty good advice. Maybe a little drastic on the keeping the revs "pretty low, around 2-2300 RPM", but better safe than sorry. Allow the rearend to experience some moderate acceleration, deceleration and normal crusing. Just don't dog the hell out of it at all for the first 500 miles. Then dog the hell out of it!!! 
wms004
Founding Member
That is what rear end specialties asks of you, and worth it in the long run, because they will not warranty their work on gears YOU bring in, and most of us like to bring in Ford Racing and Motive gears, so its a good precaution.. when you finish the 500 miles and never have to worry about whining noises again, its all worth it.twogts4us said:
stallion98gt
New Member
yay area!! IN CALI IS RIGHT! ...anywho... the gears are being installed as we speak, is there anywhere i can take it afterwards to have my speedo fixed? Apex wont do it they said i need a chip and Mustang ranhc wasnt too clear on whether they do it or not they just said bring it in? 
... all i want is to recalibrate my speedo.. does anyone know of a place that will do it in the YAY AREA?!
... all i want is to recalibrate my speedo.. does anyone know of a place that will do it in the YAY AREA?!
wms004
Founding Member
www.apexmotorsports.com will do it for you.. just tell them you recently got the gear change when you go in there.. otherwise you need to order a speedcal.BLUE03GT said:well im off to pick up the car now! if anyone can help me out let me know please! ill check back in a few hours
edit: nm, do you have an automatic?
wms004
Founding Member
Ask Apex if they would be able to do an Abbott speed calibrator for you. Otherwise they are talking about having a dyno-tune done to calibrate it with an autologic chip.BLUE03GT said:
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