Yeehaw!
The rear end in my "new" Pinto is howling :( when I am accelerating, so...
What do you all recommend, a different rear, or getting a gear job done?
I have wanted to do a gear job myself, mainly so I have to buy more tools.. ;D
If a different rear, what will fit?
Just Pintos, or will other cars work?
I can do fabrication, so making and installing mounts in no problem.
I think I have 2.79 gears.
Thanks,
Mike
Change the whole rear end, easier & faster & cheaper.
Do a search on this sight, there is a lot of different rear ends that will fit.
Hi...
I agree with Bill...find another good rear end and do the swap...
We used to pack `em with white lead when I was a kid and drive the crap out of `em `til they "crapped" out!
Ahhh...the good `ol daze! :amazed:
Put a 9 inch in it. They are very commen to find parts for
Either turn up the stereo, or replace the rear. The tools and gears are way too pricey. If you need just a cheap and easy rear, and are planning to stay stock, the stock 6.75's are out there.
Quote from: Tude on February 18, 2006, 12:33:19 AM
Put a 9 inch in it. They are very commen to find parts for
I don't know about the 9 inch, but the 8"s are fairly easy to find (for now). Ford never put the 9" in a pinto or any other car that would make it an easy "bolt in" (any that fit would have been modified to fit). Don't plan on seeing a 9" cheap either.
The easy way to tell a 8" from a 9": put a 6" extension on a deep socket. If you can put it straight on all the meatball to housing nuts, it is an 8", if not, it's a 9". (or just by the price)
Bill
Agree 77turbo, go with the 8 inch. Try to find one out of a must. 2 and maybe you'll get one with the rear sway bar.. They handle so much better with that little baby. Yours is probably got worn out pinion bearings, a common problem with the 6.75.
Which year M2 would have a chance of bolting in?
Great!
There is now a use for that '86 M2 I referred to a few days ago.
More later.
Thanks again guys.
Mike
86's will not bolt right in.....you need one from a 74 to a 78...
if you want stock width you can try a 89 mustang lx [4 cylinder]
ok 2300 cc automatic car-------[why ]???????? limited slip
and 3:73 gear
if me i would make it a posi or a locker.
i just put 1 under my 84 t bird 302. bolt in
you say you can fab
then get a 8 inch locker 3:90 gears
like you said make your own brackets-------by the way dont forget
3 degree neg on the pinion yoke as you re weld your new spring perches if you use springs. wayne
Quote from: ford guy on March 23, 2006, 12:06:04 PM
if you want stock width you can try a 89 mustang lx [4 cylinder]
ok 2300 cc automatic car-------[why ]???????? limited slip
and 3:73 gear
if me i would make it a posi or a locker.
i just put 1 under my 84 t bird 302. bolt in
you say you can fab
then get a 8 inch locker 3:90 gears
like you said make your own brackets-------by the way dont forget
3 degree neg on the pinion yoke as you re weld your new spring perches if you use springs. wayne
:what:....... Its realy hard to understand just what the heck you are saying.
3.90 gears for a ford 8"?????
There is no such gear for a Ford 8" rear.
From Pintony