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04-01-2004, 07:12 PM
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New Guy on the Forum
How's it going everone??!! Just got on thr forum here. Thought you guys could help me with my 68 C/20. I want to change the gears so it can go on the freeway. I think the stock gears are 4:56's. Do I have to change whole rearend? Any info would be appreciated. Thanx!!
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04-01-2004, 07:18 PM
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Welcome from So Cal. Where abouts in CA are you. I'm not sure which rear end the C20 has. You can change just the gears, but only to a certain point.
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04-01-2004, 07:28 PM
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 Yeehaw! another So Cal member.Welcome. Hope you get the gears for freeway or just drive slow on the side streets.
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04-01-2004, 09:18 PM
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04-01-2004, 09:57 PM
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Don't know about the gears, but...
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04-01-2004, 10:16 PM
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04-01-2004, 10:21 PM
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04-01-2004, 10:34 PM
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04-01-2004, 10:47 PM
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04-01-2004, 11:04 PM
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04-01-2004, 11:21 PM
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Another welcome from South Mississippi!
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04-01-2004, 11:39 PM
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What rear-end do you have? You won't have to change the rear-end housing, but you *might* have to install a different series carrier (pumpkin). GM rear-end carriers come in 2, 3 and 4 series.
Carrier series to gear ratio correlation is as follows (or so I've been told): 2 = up to 2.90 3 = 3.08 - 3.90 4 = 4.11 & up HTH |
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04-02-2004, 01:04 PM
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04-02-2004, 01:11 PM
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Welcome from Sacramento, Arnold's new home...he actually stays a couple block from where I work...right downtown.
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04-02-2004, 04:38 PM
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Another Bay Area member! Welcome aboard! IRT your gears, there are other things to consider too, like what tranny you have, tire size, etc. As a 2x on the freeway, you'll probably want to be up in the high 3s.
sactoC10, loved the Governator seal. LMAO! 
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04-02-2004, 05:04 PM
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04-02-2004, 05:51 PM
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04-02-2004, 07:46 PM
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04-02-2004, 11:06 PM
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04-02-2004, 11:06 PM
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04-03-2004, 01:04 AM
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Glad to see another Bay Area member joining up. Welcome!
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04-03-2004, 01:34 AM
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another welcome from Kansas. Little Sweden U.S.A.(Lindsborg)
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04-03-2004, 04:07 AM
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04-03-2004, 04:16 AM
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welcome from Ohio!
since your truck is a '68, I'm going to assume that you have the HO52 rear axle. this axle looks like a Ford 9 inch on steroids (round diff cover). there are only 4 gear ratios you can get for this axle...3.90 (aftermarket), 4.11, 4.57, and 5.14 (all factory). you could also swap in a newer axle with higher gears. good luck!
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04-03-2004, 06:38 AM
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