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LOVE IT!!!!!!!
I was a little worried that changing the 3.00:1 gears to the 3.50:1 would make the 3.35:1 first gear to short, but its really not that bad. Granted I am still shifting fairly quickly but its nice to get the old boat moving a lot quicker/easier. 2nd gear was my main reason for changing because the T5 I have has a 1.93:1 ratio 2nd and I found that with the 3.00:1 gears in the rear it lugged when slowing down driving around town but due to the low first gear the RPMs were to high when I down shifted. Now 2nd gear is far more usable, the lower gear end gave me a torque increase of almost 15%. RPMs are a little higher at highway speeds but not bad so over all I am very pleased with the result.
The Coil over front suspension was Money very well spent!! by having softer springs in the front I was able to soften things up in the rear and reduce how much air pressure I had to put in the air shocks to get a 1" rake and the correct stiffness to the ride. Now when I hit a bump I here it but don't really feel it. In contrast the way it was set up before the car road like a 1 ton super duty truck with every bump on the road being a teeth jarring experience.
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Don't you just love it when a plan comes together!
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I have a Tremec 5 speed and a 3.50:1 gear in my Galaxie. I like it a lot. First gear will really get you moving. I have a stock rebuilt suspension with KYB shocks, and it rides great. Glad to see you got it going.
Last edited by jeff hann (May 18, 2014 11:49 am)
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Nice to hear that it all worked out. You did some nice work and it paid off, gotta love it!
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Eric21477 wrote:
Nice to hear that it all worked out. You did some nice work and it paid off, gotta love it!
Thanks!! it was a fun project
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