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Old 04-03-2007, 03:14 AM
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Default stock shims for gears
im looking to put in a set of 3.73's ive had for a while now, thing is I have an offbrand of 3.55's in there now so the shim setup is completely different, so I would like to know what the factory pinion shim is along with the left and right sides of the carrier if anyone knows. I know this may not be dead on but it'll give me a better starting point than what is in there now... thank you
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Old 04-03-2007, 03:27 AM
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according to my tranny teacher if you go from stock gears to a good quality aftermarket gear the stock shims will be close enough to not harm anything, but this was also with rebuilding the stock diff with more clutch dics than normal and then adding .1 to each side.. but the added width was only to make the stock diff. grab harder to eliminate the right turn one wheel peels..... i can explain this better if that doesn't make sence
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Old 04-03-2007, 09:31 AM
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well the gears I have in it now are crap, so bump for the morning crew
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Old 04-03-2007, 01:17 PM
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Old 04-03-2007, 07:26 PM
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wow nobody knows this?
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Old 04-03-2007, 07:56 PM
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i can find out what the stock shimming is but that would take me a week since i would have to get to my parents and pull the diff cover
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Old 04-03-2007, 08:04 PM
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theres no exact shimming numbers! the shims are relevant to the pinion depth
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Old 04-03-2007, 08:35 PM
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He just wants a good base to start off with. Generally the FRPP gears will drop right in and don't require (much) shimming.
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Old 04-03-2007, 08:44 PM
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you will have to shim it....it wont just drop right in with the stock shims....
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Old 04-03-2007, 08:51 PM
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Yes we all know that.
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