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Old 02-17-2005, 06:43 PM
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I am thinking about putting a t-56 in my new car what rear gears should i run 4.10 or 3.73 i alredy have 3.73 should i stick with them?
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Old 02-17-2005, 07:47 PM
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well if your putting in a 5-spd. then I personaly would get 4.30-4.56 gears, because 6th gear is overdrive
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Old 02-17-2005, 08:15 PM
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i think a 6 speed will be over kill
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Old 02-17-2005, 08:45 PM
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The fith gear on the T-56 is overdrive...then 6th gear is like over-over drive...like .5:1. Also first gear is really low so you can get away with putting in 3.73s, or a bit higher, in the rear. www.ddperformance.com has a kit for $2500 that you can throw in.
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Old 02-17-2005, 09:23 PM
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http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts...tKeyField=5955
That is what i was looking at trans ratios are 3.36, 2.07, 1.35, 1.00, 0.80, 0.62
it is better that stock t-5 its a closer ratio and im setting it up for street
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Old 02-17-2005, 11:28 PM
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Down the road, it's something I'd like to do too.
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Old 02-17-2005, 11:39 PM
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thats kool i wanna do it cose i will be like the only one around here with a 6 spd fox and i might use it for track racing some day
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