vms4evr
Well-known member
Doutdoor and Corvette-Pilot,
If you have never done a gear swap before I would strongly recommend you do not do it. And make sure the shop you go to has done it many times before, specifically on Vettes. The guy that did my gears has worked on C4s since the 84 came out. He did the work right on my car so the rear didn't need to be taken to a shop. Even he said putting those thick gears in the Dana 36 was a PITA. He spent 4hrs just mucking with gears to get them exactly the way he wanted them. He's also very picky. He ended up loosing on the labor because he spent so much time on the gear alignment. So I made out on the deal. It cost me about $1,000 all said and done. He said it should have been more like $1,200. He was really annoyed that I didn't just go with a Dana 44 setup and told me no hardcore drag racing. If the car will go to the strip a lot the Dana 36 won't take it.
As for the gears themselves I looked at Randy's and the Yukon gears they sell. I also looked at Richmond, of course, and Precision Gear, Motive and Strange. I went with Strange (US Gear) just because I have experience with their parts in the past. The gear quality is excellent. There is some whine with the gears. But it is not constant. Coasting at certain speeds I hear it if the radio is off with the factory exhaust. Sounds like your driving a stick that is coasting down in a lower gear. Not bad or annoying to me. But I doubt it will be as quiet as the factory 2.59 gears. I don't mind that sound knowing how much I like the gears
Graham
If you have never done a gear swap before I would strongly recommend you do not do it. And make sure the shop you go to has done it many times before, specifically on Vettes. The guy that did my gears has worked on C4s since the 84 came out. He did the work right on my car so the rear didn't need to be taken to a shop. Even he said putting those thick gears in the Dana 36 was a PITA. He spent 4hrs just mucking with gears to get them exactly the way he wanted them. He's also very picky. He ended up loosing on the labor because he spent so much time on the gear alignment. So I made out on the deal. It cost me about $1,000 all said and done. He said it should have been more like $1,200. He was really annoyed that I didn't just go with a Dana 44 setup and told me no hardcore drag racing. If the car will go to the strip a lot the Dana 36 won't take it.
As for the gears themselves I looked at Randy's and the Yukon gears they sell. I also looked at Richmond, of course, and Precision Gear, Motive and Strange. I went with Strange (US Gear) just because I have experience with their parts in the past. The gear quality is excellent. There is some whine with the gears. But it is not constant. Coasting at certain speeds I hear it if the radio is off with the factory exhaust. Sounds like your driving a stick that is coasting down in a lower gear. Not bad or annoying to me. But I doubt it will be as quiet as the factory 2.59 gears. I don't mind that sound knowing how much I like the gears
Graham