Gears
6th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 7,797
From: Tennessee
RE: Gears
I got 3.73 in my stang friday. Just as soon as i paid the man, it started raining. I was so pissed. It dried up this afternoon, so i took it for a spin. First gear seemed like no change(already quick) second gear was a definate improvement. Third and fourth were more than i expected. Im very happy with the improvement. In all i paid 386 w/ install, and it was worth every penny. Would definatley reccomend
Retired MF Moderator
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 14,891
RE: Gears
cheapest place around here is excessive and they do it for $500 for the gears and install. they're really good though and will have you out of there in an hour or even less. they were done with mine in an hour and that was while talking to people and walking away for a bit. they put my X on too, but they didn't charge me for it since i bought gears, X, and got my speedo calibrated. i guess paying in ca$h helped too. 
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,519
From: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
RE: Gears
ORIGINAL: Deannostang
If you are going to drag your car all the time, 4.10's are fine. For more of a daily driver, 3.73's are better. I know some who even opted for 3.55's for road or rally racing. One thing you definitely have to do regardless of what gears you choose is recalibrate your speedometer. '98 and before is a matter of a 23 tooth gear but '99 and above are electronic and need to be electronically recalibrated. Otherwise you will be reading 80 mph when you are only going 50! Keep in mind 4.10's are a lot of gear if you aren't used to that much kick in the *** all at once. Also don't forget that when you are constantly twisting your engine to high rpm's all the time, which 4.10's will definitely do, something can and eventually will go snap, crackle or pop! Just a fact of life. Click on this link and then hit "This must have hurt a little" http://64.177.72.121/forums/showthread.php?t=10010
Whatever your decision, enjoy your new ride. Gears are a blast for sure. Oh ya, don't screw around with any new gears except Ford Racing....the best!
If you are going to drag your car all the time, 4.10's are fine. For more of a daily driver, 3.73's are better. I know some who even opted for 3.55's for road or rally racing. One thing you definitely have to do regardless of what gears you choose is recalibrate your speedometer. '98 and before is a matter of a 23 tooth gear but '99 and above are electronic and need to be electronically recalibrated. Otherwise you will be reading 80 mph when you are only going 50! Keep in mind 4.10's are a lot of gear if you aren't used to that much kick in the *** all at once. Also don't forget that when you are constantly twisting your engine to high rpm's all the time, which 4.10's will definitely do, something can and eventually will go snap, crackle or pop! Just a fact of life. Click on this link and then hit "This must have hurt a little" http://64.177.72.121/forums/showthread.php?t=10010
Whatever your decision, enjoy your new ride. Gears are a blast for sure. Oh ya, don't screw around with any new gears except Ford Racing....the best!
