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Finall swapped the rear!

i finally after almost a year i swapped my 8.8 with 3.73 gears and disc brakes w/ green stuff pads!  holy cow it stops better and goes better!!!  i went from a 2.73 to a 3.73!  wooo-hoo  ill try to post som pics asap!


Finall swapped the rear!

Reply #1
, that things has to feel like it flies now!

(did you recalibrate your speedo?)

Finall swapped the rear!

Reply #2
congrats! any pictures? I need to swap out my py 2:73s now...


Finall swapped the rear!

Reply #4
Plan on doing any mileage estimates post-swap?

Finall swapped the rear!

Reply #5
Quote from: 83Heritage
After a little over a year, I just did the same exact thing over the weekend. Minus the green stuff pads. Took about 20 hours total.

 wow  really it took me all of about 9 hours on the ground at my house!


Finall swapped the rear!

Reply #6
Quote from: Bane
congrats! any pictures? I need to swap out my py 2:73s now...

ill post pics in a day or 2


Finall swapped the rear!

Reply #7
Quote from: Funky Cricket
, that things has to feel like it flies now!

(did you recalibrate your speedo?)

yes because i have cyberdyne digital guages i did it as soon as i was done!


Finall swapped the rear!

Reply #8
I went from 2.73s to 3.73s in mine and I could tell a BIG difference in how the car felt. My gas mileage went down about 3 mpg or so but that could be attributed to me jaming on the gas more because the car has much better pick up.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.