4.30 GTUs rear or 4.10 vert rear for 5.0 swap (both lsd)
Thread Starter
Attack Gas Station!!!!
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 1,081
Likes: 0
From: Catonsville, Maryland
4.30 GTUs rear or 4.10 vert rear for 5.0 swap (both lsd)
topic 
I was thinking to stick with the 4.30 rear because of the type of driving I'm more likely to be doing, which is southern pennsylvania / northern baltimore-county backroads, but I don't know if the engine will like running higher than 3000rpm for cruising.
I guess I'm asking how easy is it to swap out 5th gear for a lower numerical one in a T5 tranny.
I was thinking to stick with the 4.30 rear because of the type of driving I'm more likely to be doing, which is southern pennsylvania / northern baltimore-county backroads, but I don't know if the engine will like running higher than 3000rpm for cruising.
I guess I'm asking how easy is it to swap out 5th gear for a lower numerical one in a T5 tranny.
Last edited by sudseh; Jan 25, 2006 at 02:22 PM.
Unless you're wanting to run at 4K RPM the whole time, a 4.10 would be your best bet. Technically an auto 3.90 would be even better if you're talking about staying with a 7" ring gear.
I can't imagine you needing or wanting 4.30s with a V8. Anything with a V8 and gears that short usually has 40"+ tires on it and is 4WD.
You'd get good $$ out of a GTUs diff and that could buy you a 4.10 from a TII or a 3.90 ring and pinion from an auto FD.
You'd get good $$ out of a GTUs diff and that could buy you a 4.10 from a TII or a 3.90 ring and pinion from an auto FD.
Originally Posted by sudseh
true...
dammit joey, stop making sense.
*stomps off*
dammit joey, stop making sense.
*stomps off*
Trending Topics
Jesus is the Messiah
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 4,848
Likes: 0
From: Silver Spring, MD
Hey Suds, I've seen people blast these N/A rear ends with some nice tires, I even have some pics of them being torn in half by torque.
I reccomend you upgrade to the turbo diff, Its not like I have two of them sitting around or anything :p
I still reccomend you try the rear you've got and see how it is, and since you've got a 4.10 rear in your car already, and SERIOUSLY those things are worth only about $50, I'd TRY to break it
I reccomend you upgrade to the turbo diff, Its not like I have two of them sitting around or anything :p
I still reccomend you try the rear you've got and see how it is, and since you've got a 4.10 rear in your car already, and SERIOUSLY those things are worth only about $50, I'd TRY to break it
Thread Starter
Attack Gas Station!!!!
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 1,081
Likes: 0
From: Catonsville, Maryland
Originally Posted by 13b4me
Oh and do you have a GTUs rear? I'll trade you a TII LSD for it!
I have a '90 GTUs (the rare one) that was molested of it's diff by the previous owner...
I have a '90 GTUs (the rare one) that was molested of it's diff by the previous owner...
