gears off of ebay

[ponypowa2]

Hey all I took a gamble and bought some gears of ebay, previous owner had them in his car and he switched to 4.10's. Is there anyway to identify the gears? will it have a brand name stamped on it? I heard the Richmond gears have a reputation for "whining" so I dont want to put these in my car

 

[AznStanger3v]

Hey all I took a gamble and bought some gears of ebay, previous owner had them in his car and he switched to 4.10's. Is there anyway to identify the gears? will it have a brand name stamped on it? I heard the Richmond gears have a reputation for "whining" so I dont want to put these in my car

well, i know on the pinion gear for the FRPP, it should say which gear it is, which in your case is 4.10. I think my FRPP ones had a Ford emblem, but not 100% sure

 

[mo_dingo]

I think on the head of the pinion gear, there will be some markings. I can't remember what mine said. Hopefully they start with F4ZE & are FRPP gears. It will make the installation much easier.
Scott

 

[Venom351R]

It should either say FMS or have the ford logo on the end of the pinion gear, it will also say what ratio it is. I bought my 3.55's off ebay about 3-4 yrs ago and just got them in a few weeks ago, I paid $100 for them which was not bad b/c gears were still in the $190 range brand new. Unless you can get used gears for one hell of a deal your better off just buying new ones b/c a brand new set of FMS gears go for $130 now.