November 11, 2012 at 10:49 pm
#64748
My 2 cents about gear ratios: If you want the car to be a bit quicker, the more economical way is to sub-in the wide ratio tranny gears and leave the rear end alone. This will give you a good jump & run without lousy gas mileage. The DANA 44 rear is a 19 splined all shims set-up. The moment that you decide to change the rear ratio, the options change to modern splined components and the $$$$$ add up really fast. Then there’s the nightmare of finding an old guy familiar with setting up a shimmed rear end.