I was informed by my local MOPAR parts guru that if a 8.25 rear has a gear
set lower than 3.23 it will have to be replaced because there insn't enough
room inside for anything else as Chrysler made two different housings. He's
been around Chryslers for 40 years so I hope he's right. He told me this when
I found out the gear ratio Chrysler put in my 81 IMP was 2.24 and I was
thinking of puting a 3.55 in it. I haven't been around Chryslers very long,
my first one is my 94 Dakota and the 81 is my second. If this is wrong please
let me know as the 81 couldn't get out of it's own way if I pushed it off a
cliff!
Dave U.
81 IMP
Dick Benjamin <DickB@xxxxxxxxx> said:
> To all who responded with suggestions for taking off differential grease
> smell from hands - I hope you all knew I was kidding (I only have to move
> out to the couch!), but I do appreciate the numerous suggestions. John
> suggested rubber gloves - my experience with them is that the instant they
> see solvent of any type, they decompose into a sticky mess. Brain surgery
> they are great for, I assume, but working on cars seems to be beyond the
> capability of any I've tried.
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck Ariens <cariens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:03 AM
> Subject: Subject: Re: IML: 1981-83 real axle ratio
>
>
> Hello list,
>
> Dick is absolutely correct ( as he usually is) and his math impeccable. His
> calculations agree with the FSM which shows the rear axle ratio on these
> cars to be 2.24:1(rounded off from Dick's 2.2380952............). Good
> work once again Dick B. Hope that you were able to get the grease smell off
> your hands and didn't have to sleep on the porch. Ah, the sacrifices we
> make for the IML!
>
> Chuck Ariens
> '81 Imperial (Beauty)
> '92 LeBaron Convertible
>
>
>
>
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