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Subject:.82 gear for 4th gear?
From:Jay Fitzgerald
Date:Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:32:16 -0600

Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes57@msn.com>wrote
>...It may also be feasible to replace the 4th gear 
>instead of both ring and pinions. This would be a relatively low cost >way to 
>change the final drive ratio. 
	Anyone done this to a syncro? 
	What was the reduction in RPM's?
	How much in parts/labor?
I think this, coupled with a larger tire, might be the way to cover
distances out here in the West more easily.
Jay

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