going to bigger gears question

[2002steen]

i have 3.08 gears and i want to put 3.42 gears in my 02 camaro people told me you dont have to run a gear spacer for that.

[Tom Rs]

Re: going to bigger gears question

gear spacer? never heard of it. you will need a 3 series posi and have to pick up a reluctor ring to keep your abs i believe

[2002steen]

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what is a reluctor ring cause i think thats what a ring gear spacer is cause i will have to put the gear spacer behind the ring to get it closer to the pinion

[2002steen]

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why do i have to have a 3 series posi if i want to go from 3.08 to 3.42

[Smoke Panther]

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why do i have to have a 3 series posi if i want to go from 3.08 to 3.42

because you'd be going from a 2-series gear to a 3-series gear

[2002steen]

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i could buy a ring gear spacer couldn't i if you read on a gear spacer it tells you its for going from smaller gears to bigger what do you think

[Smoke Panther]

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No. Ring spacers will reduce the amount of thread in the gear, which could lead to premature failure. Do it right or don't do it at all

[bigbrian442]

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No. Ring spacers will reduce the amount of thread in the gear, which could lead to premature failure. Do it right or don't do it at all

Most ring gear spacers (12 bolt, 8.5,8.2 10 bolt)come with the longer bolts you will need to keep the ring gear bolted to the carrier. The spacers do however cause backlash inconsistencies that can reduce gear life or cause the gear to break. I wouldn't use one. You are much better off buying the right series carrier or if you have a posi already you can buy the Richmond or Summit gears that are made to fit the 2 serries carrier.

Brian

[IDoVoodoo]

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yeah, they make 3.42 gears for 2 series carrier. wow, there's a lot of misinformation in this thread.

[cam98aro]

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correct me if i am wrong, but wouldnt a 3.42 gear be smaller than a 3.08 gear

[Smoke Panther]

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correct me if i am wrong, but wouldnt a 3.42 gear be smaller than a 3.08 gear

no, they're all the same size. The only difference is the number of teeth on the ring and pinion

[cam98aro]

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no, they're all the same size. The only difference is the number of teeth on the ring and pinion

yes, but when you have 3.08 gears, and you say you want a smaller gears, you will get 3.42

a bigger gear would be like going from 3.08 to 2.56

[Smoke Panther]

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No, that's not how it works for the rest of the world. Larger gear ratios are referred to as larger gears

[2002steen]

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hey i just did what guys said i bought a 3 series diff out of a 99 2z8 camaro this will work right

[Smoke Panther]

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yea, that's fine