Gear Ratio Label on Pumpkin? LCA Install Day.

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08-13-2012, 02:00 PM

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white08gt

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never mind on the lca's, reread your post. I put the roush rear only springs, 1 inch drop, CHE lca's, and edelbrock adj panhard bar. wheel hop is gone and car sits level, just the look i was going for and back end doesn't step out like before

08-13-2012, 02:13 PM

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Derf00

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Originally Posted by BleedinBlue

I got underneath my car for the first time in the four years I've owned it to install some control arms. I noticed a sticker on the pumpkin that says 3.55. Only one thing I can figure that means, but I could have sworn the window sticker I looked up said my car had 3.31's.

That sucks, I was planning on 3.73's, but if I have 3.55's .73's won't do much. I don't want 4.10's because I'm planning on a blower next summer.

On a good note, I survived my first ever non-spring/shock/strut suspension install, and the Steeda chromoly LCA's I put on rock. Wheel hop? What wheel hop?

On a bad note, I think I may have broke my pinky inbetween my torque wrench and the garage floor. I took my stock panhard off only to realize I didn't have an open ended wrench big enough to adjust my (used and stiff) adjustable, so I had to put my stocker back on. And, I must have effed up my parking brake, because there is NO tension on it at all now. I'm 95% sure I put the cables back on correctly, but after I got done I didn't want to pull my wheels back off to look, I should have checked it before I put the wheels back on. Guess that can wait til I get my shocks/springs/struts.

If you are auto then 3:31 is the only gear ratio available. If manual, there was a short time where 3.55 was standard (05-06). In 07 the ratio was dropped to a 3.31 with 3.55 optional.

08-13-2012, 03:28 PM

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BleedinBlue

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Originally Posted by white08gt

sure you put the clip on to the parking brake cable after you removed it? which lca,s did you go with?

I know I clipped them both into place, I distinctly remember. At the time I did each I was fairly confident they were correct, now I don't know. Maybe one popped loose or something (Though from what I can see through my wheels they look to be there) I'm looking up how to adjust the brake now, but since there is NO tension on the lever at all, I'm not confident on that. I'm going to have to crawl underneath the car and follow the cable to make sure it didn't pop loose somewhere else.

My new shocks/struts will be here tomorrow, my GT500 strut mounts will be here by the end of the week, and I need to make a decision on springs and get them ordered. Hopefully this junk will be on the car by next week, while I'm installing all of that I'll figure out the parking brake issue if I don't beforehand. I likely won't drive the car before then anyway.

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Originally Posted by Derf00

If you are auto then 3:31 is the only gear ratio available. If manual, there was a short time where 3.55 was standard (05-06). In 07 the ratio was dropped to a 3.31 with 3.55 optional.

I'm a manual, and an 06. I guess that confirms that. For four years I've thought I had 3.31's.