i have a 456 gear ratio 8 3/4 in my 65 barracuda, 340 approx 500 horses. it is an awesome light to light or quarter mile car. but long drives, not. jeff --- On Sat, 10/16/10, Joey <jake4@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Joey <jake4@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: 8 3/4 Diff. > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 3:42 PM > > either 3:91 or 4:11 would work depending on how far you > drive to the track and what your threshold for economic pain > is for gas bills. I had 4:10's in my small block 4-speed > Duster a couple of years ago and a 60 mile round trip cost > about $60 but...that car did fly, I sure miss it. You might > try contacting Dan Dvorak in Florida, I thought I had seen > recently where someone was advertising 3:73's for the 8 3/4 > rear. Good Luck!, either way, it will be fun . > Joey > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Rowland" <dodge440@xxxxxxx> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 3:33 PM > Subject: 8 3/4 Diff. > > > > > > I have purchased a 489 Casing, 8 3/4, that I am going > to have updated with a Tru Lock. > > > > I have contacted the usual places, Moser, DTS and > Hensel's Garage in Ohio. Has anyone ever had any work done > by Hensel's Garage? He states he caters toward > Mopars. > > > > I originally going to go with a 3:55/1 for cruising > and racing. Then I got to thinking that for all > that money maybe I ought to have it set up for racing, > I would drive to the track, like a 3:90 or 4:11. Then > when going to long trips switch back to the original 3;23. > > > > Any thoughts on my plans? I currently have a warmed > over 68 440 TNT engine with an automatic. > > > > Jim > > > > 1965 Coronet 500, 440CI > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- directly to that person. > I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well > as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, > not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will > protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and > fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > > > > > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >