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Old 10-22-2011, 04:39 PM
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highest ring an pinion ratio

what is the highest ring an pinion ratio (gears) that can be put into the borg warner 9 bolt rear end i was told that 4.10's wont work in the 9 bolt i have 370's setup now but looking to get a better launch when the t56 is getting swapped in in advance
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Re: highest ring an pinion ratio

4.11's www.9bolt.com
Old 10-22-2011, 11:51 PM
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Re: highest ring an pinion ratio

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this is great info u sent me ive got one more question i seen a vid of a third gen restore an the guy put a dana rear end outta a c4 corvette im actually grabing a set of 113 heads off a guy with 91 corvette an he is also parting out the whole car what would i have to do to make this rear end work an also is it alot better then the 9 bolt borg warner rear end
Old 10-23-2011, 09:15 PM
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http://youtu.be/XfCnC395gOY in this vid off of youtube this guy is restoring a 1986 5.3 ls motor he talks about a dana 44 rear end that is a direct bolt on and it is alot stronger then the poop ten bolts that came in the trans am an camaros where can i find this rear end what car would have this ???
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Re: highest ring an pinion ratio

Dana 44's are extremely rare and came in firehawks. Go with a 9", 12 bolt or S60.
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Re: highest ring an pinion ratio

Originally Posted by robguitargod1
Dana 44's are extremely rare and came in firehawks. Go with a 9", 12 bolt or S60.
Do they make these rear ends all direct bolt ins not that great at cutting an fabbing body work wish I was but one day I'll learn to master it :-)
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