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Today’s project was to install a new 3.90 Ring and Pinion Gear along with installing a one-piece driveshaft. The factory gear is a 3.46, and also came with a 2-piece driveshaft. I am hoping to gain a little more on the bottom end as far as speed goes with the new 3.90 gear, as well as putting in a lighter and stronger one-piece driveshaft instead of running the horrible 2-piece one that the car comes with.
Special thanks to Kevin at Straightline Performance in Joliet Illinois for the installation. Great work as always!
PARTS LIST:
Motive Gear 3.90 Ring and Pinion
Drive Shaft Shop 3.5″ Driveshaft 1000HP 1-Piece Aluminum Shaft with Direct-Fit Rear Flange
THE INSTALL
Drop the pumpkin, and install the new driveshaft:
Remove the gears, and install the new ones:
Use an excessive amount of heat on the side adjusters to remove them. Do not be afraid to use a torch. This is probably the hardest part of the job and is the only way to remove the ring and pinion gear. Do not re-use the stock adjusters. Once they are removed, throw them away and install new side adjusters which can be purchased at GForce1320 Engineering.
Parts used from GForce1320 for the installation (minus the gears). Click on the links under the pictures to visit the page where they can be purchased:
Gutted the differential and all new parts installed:
RE-INSTALL THE DIFFERENTIAL:
Unfortunately, I have no pictures of the rear end re-installed. We ran out of time trying to get the car back together.
FINAL RESULTS:
The new gears and drive shaft definitely made a difference. The car pulls great and feels faster. And having a lighter, stronger driveshaft makes the rear end virtually bulletproof!
The only real concern I do have is the gears are noisy. Which is a repeated complaint about the Motive Gear 3.90 setup. Have yet to read or hear about a 3.90 gear install without any gear noise, so all is well.
