Hey all,
Test drove a new gt, and that was all she wrote. Ended up with a new GT/CS ragtop, manual transmission with most of the goodies. I love the car, but I'm not crazy about the tranny gearing, too close ratio for my. Soooo, I'm thinking dropping the rear axle ratio form 3.73 to ? might widen out the gears some. Thoughts, suggestions, advice, warnings? Cost? Want to still have the locking differential, whatever the Ford term is for that. Can a rear be used from a 4 cylinder from a junk yard?
Test drove a new gt, and that was all she wrote. Ended up with a new GT/CS ragtop, manual transmission with most of the goodies. I love the car, but I'm not crazy about the tranny gearing, too close ratio for my. Soooo, I'm thinking dropping the rear axle ratio form 3.73 to ? might widen out the gears some. Thoughts, suggestions, advice, warnings? Cost? Want to still have the locking differential, whatever the Ford term is for that. Can a rear be used from a 4 cylinder from a junk yard?