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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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Hello Everybody,

My name is Dave, To make a long story short, I recently came into the posession of a '69' Mustang rearend, and was wondering if anyone could give me information on what ratio it is. the numbers I could find are: C60W 4210 S 2-535. Any information would be greatly appreciated, or maybe a website that has that sort of thing.

Thanks, Dave
Old Apr 8, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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Spin an axle 1 full turn, and count the # of times the driveshaft turns. There, you just figured out your axle ratio.

For example if the driveshaft spins just over 4 times for 1 turn of the axle, you probably have a 4.10 gear ratio in there
Old Apr 9, 2010 | 12:03 PM
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With Greystangs suggestion, that's assuming it's a TrakLok rear differential.
Old Apr 9, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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Yeah I should have mentioned that BOTH rear tires need to make one full revolution & you count the number of times the drive shaft rotates. Even with an open diff this test will be accurate.

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