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OK guys, I need a little input.

I'm on my second set of 4.30 gears. I put the first set in and set the pattern up myself - Ford motorsport gears because I heard they were the quietest. They didn't seem quite to me, so I took the car to most highly respected shop in the area - they checked my pattern, said it was perfect, but if we wanted we could swap in a new set and see if that made it better.

I said what the hell - do it (the noise is driving me crazy). They set it up as well - really particular about the pattern. New bearings all around.

Sumbitch is still noisy. Not like a when you have the pattern off (been there, that is crazy noisy - there on accel or decel, one but not the other), but always there at a level I don't like.

My question is this - are 4.30's just inherently noisy, or does anyone have them dead quiet. If yours are dead quiet, what brand are they ?

Thanks in advance

Tim

mustangman02232

with the exception of gears that have straight teeth, there should be no whine unless they are installed incorrectly

StangChik

my question is why do you have 4:30's?....not sure about the whine though...mine whine slightly in first gear at low acceleration

2k1gt

Why not? I know plenty of people on the boards with 4.30 and plenty of people who want them. If I didnt do 15+ hour drives 5 times a year i would get 4.30s also.

StangChik

exactly my point....i don't understand why you would want them if your car is a daily driver.

MBentz

LOL! You're talking like your 4.10s and their 4.30s are a night and day difference!

StangChik

not necessarily huge....but there is a difference, I was asking merely to hear an opinion, i don't hear of near as many people buying 4:30's for a car that daily driven

mustangman02232

actually if he has the t3650, 5th gear is a complete dog at .62, so i would do 4.30s without hesitation