1996 gt 4.10 gears

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RideThePony2004

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im posting this up for my friend paul...he didnt have time to come on today so he asked me to do this...


heres the thing...he bought frrp 4.10 gears, cobra rebuild kit and bearing kit.

the car is 1996 gt 4.6l with 108k miles. his question was...is it safe to install such a steep gear ratio at that mileage? any negative on doing so?

any help would be appreciated thank you
 
dsblk93gt

dsblk93gt

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I've done it a few times with cars at the same mileage. When it is apart just inspect the bearings good. 8.8's are usually fine if you take care of them and don't run them dry.

Are they Ford Racing 4.10 gears? What part #?
 
dsblk93gt

dsblk93gt

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SilverSpy0 said:
Replace ALL bearings. Expect problems otherwise.
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One of the many cars I've done gears in has 175k+ miles no issues, zero noise,etc. I installed a new pinion gear but other than that nothing else. I've done alot of them and never had a problem. The only gear installs I see go wrong are when people don't shim things right. If you have the $$ and want to it can't hurt to do all new bearings. But I've never seen a rearend with bearings that were shot and I've had alot apart. Unless you run it low or dry they are damn tough to mess up.
 
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