the ford gears are much better."Usually" most guys can get away with using the stock pinion shims and what not because they meet factory specs, DEAD ON
When i dropped my rear off a couple weeks ago, the guy said, " good,you got the Ford gears"
Does that necesarily mean anything? NO, but just a reputable shop/guys opinion who has done many gear installations.
cool, i found the gear set and master installation kit in the stangnet classifieds for 210 shipped, so i was wondering about them. I have frpp 3.73's in it now but i have a new auburn pro diff and 31 splines going in soon so i wanted to replace the gears also...no sense in half assin it. thanks