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What gears are best for a diff

PostPosted: May 26th, 2014, 9:28 pm
by Tidy xr6
Hi all I'm doing an upgrade on my diff and some suppliers have said to stay original with Borg Warner gears and some have said to change to Spicer gears.im doing the upgrade to get more acceleration.. :confused: :beg:

Re: What gears are best for a diff

PostPosted: May 27th, 2014, 5:37 am
by Jayedxr6
Eithier will be fine. What ratio you going with? 3.9:1?

Re: What gears are best for a diff

PostPosted: May 27th, 2014, 7:28 am
by DJV8T5
Find what ratio you want, then find out which brand supplies the ratio you want. Also consider what type of driving you do when you consider ratio, as 4.11:1 may not be great if you do a lot of freeway driving. I haven't heard of diff gears failing without cause, so it would really come down to what is available