Sancho805

hey JimC, what brand are yours? whats your experience with em?

JimC

I have Richmonds - very strong gears, but they whine. It isn't with the set up, it's the nature of Richmonds. I had two different shops work on them and the second one was a ring and pinion specialist who reduced the whine but said that he never uses Richmonds in daily drivers and in fact he uses Motives for daily drivers. They are very popular with racers - but since most of the cars they are used in are not daily drivers the whine isn't an issue for them.

Sancho805

will these gears work on our stangs? they are used ford oem gears but not sure which vehicle they are taken off of. they are 3.73's and for the 7.5" rear end. notice the the smaller teeth on the stem of the pinion. does this matter?

Sancho805

here is a different angle. i'm not too familiar with gear design/parts so i'm curious on what that ring is below the teeth on the pinion. anybody know? thanks.

billybix76

If im seeing your pic and understanding your question right the ring is one of the pinion bearings you should probably replace with a kit when you have them installed. New gears need bearings., used ones come with used bearings still on em couse the dismantler does not pull them off...

Sancho805

thanks dude. that makes sense. i was starting to guess that myself after taking a closer look at gear installation diagrams and pics of master bearing kits. i purchased some and will post pics when they arrive next week.