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Old 12-26-03, 12:50 PM
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rear end gears

I have an 84 se, and I was wondering if there were any other rear ends that came with a better gear for acceleration, a bigger gear I guess. Id also be appreciative of anyone who could tell me exactly what gear I already have in there, I dont have the lsd rear end its the standard diff. thx
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The 84' GSL-SE came with an LSD rear end and 4:10 gears...The highest that came in 1st gen models.
Other non GSL-SE's came with 3:90 i believe...and no LSD unless it was a GSL model. The GSL-SE also has the biggest disc brakes and Better bolt pattern.
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You can also get 4.44, 4.78, 4.88, and 5.12 gears. Look in the FAQ sticky. Theres links to mazdatrix, and Felix's site which talks about this.
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Another way to increase accelleration without changing ring and pinion is to go to a smaller diameter tire than stock.

So if the stock tire is a 14" rim and on its a 205/60/14 you could go 15" 205/50/15. Since the overall diameter of the wheel is less the car will accellerate faster thru the gears.

On my GSL-SE autox car I am running 13" 235/45/13, which works well when chasing pylons.

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the 85 GSL-SE have bigger gear ratio over the 84 gsl-se
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The other way is to find a four wheel drive For Ranger pickup and take the ring and pinon out of the front dif. I believe it is the 94-96 models that work and have a 4.44 gear ratio. If you run a couple searchs or go to the solo maita website you can find the specifics.
Good luck
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