Gear Numbers

[AuggieStyle]

Is there a formula to help decipher the code on the rear end to help find the gear ratio?
How does 14:43=3.07?

[Longhorn Man]

Originally Posted by GREASEMONKEY72

IIRC, you can pull a rearend out of a newer truck or suv and get the 3.73's and rear disc brakes if you want

You can do it, but then you have to fab up the panhard bar mount, and weld on new mounts for the trailing arms.
Disk brakes in the back of a truck is a total waste of money unless you constantly have a lot of weight in it.

Originally Posted by alschevy

ok my 1967 chevy one ton tow the guy that i got my tow truck from when he got it the rear gear was a 538 and engine was a 250 six than the gear was a diffent one add it 456 now i have a 411 gear in it and my enging is a 305 but i will puting in a 292 six than later a 327 or 396

none of that matters, we are talking 1/2 ton stuff, those gears were for the heavy trucks, not the light duty stuff.

Originally Posted by AuggieStyle

Is there a formula to help decipher the code on the rear end to help find the gear ratio?
How does 14:43=3.07?

Yes there is... divide 43 into 14, and you'll get 3.071428571... or 3.07.

[FLEET72]

Originally Posted by AuggieStyle

Is there a formula to help decipher the code on the rear end to help find the gear ratio?
How does 14:43=3.07?

43 / 14 = 3.0714286 (3.07)

[VDOG]

Well seeing that I still cant get the bolt out to change axles, and I broke a $12 bolt removal tool in the hole I will be looking for the whole thing. wheels and all. Now the question s do I want to buy it new or grab one from the local pick a part. Anyone is southern cali now of a spot?