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Originally Posted by mongocanfly
Gotcha...yeah higher means lower...haha....higher numerical = lower ratio....
Matt's covered it pretty good...building a diff isnt for the faint of heart...
can be very frustrating and requires some specialized tools as well
You'll need dial indicators, calipers, torque wrenches...both ft/lbs and in/lb...
A dial in/lbs torque wrench to check rotational torque..
A good press, bearing separators , setup bearings.. a case spreader is nice to have
And a lot of time and patience...
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I bought all the tools needed this past week besides a press. There’s a machine shop near me that i can swing things by to have pressed if heating the bearings in the oven doesn’t work. I’m planning on ordering a second pinion bearing to sacrifice as a setup bearing as well. And it doesn’t mean much, but the past month I think I’ve watched almost every single YouTube video possible related to ring and pinion installs.
Anyway... what’s the deciding factor on if I should go with LOWER gearing in the rear? It drove down the freeway fine before. It didn’t feel like it had much oomph when stomping the gas, but I’m not going to be racing it or anything