I was wondering... I put a posi in my 62 Buick Wildcat from a 63 donor.... I know alot of people are looking for posi's for the bigger cars. Now, I have 2 left over posi's, and was thinking abotu sending one of them away for a R&D on the cost to reproduce or to see if something matches what is already made.... is there anyone else out there like CAMEO/INVICTA and I that would like to see these reproduced? If so,please let me know.. we all know that it takes money to make something, and trust me if I had the machinery to do it, I wouldnt bother with the inferior stuff made today.... let me know guys... also, what would be the best set of gears you all would like??? I am running 3:42's in my 62 Wildcat Steve aka MR62BUICK
Steve, like I said in the PM I'm in. As far as gears, I'm liking 3.42's. I think that would be the most practical and most sought after gear set. Realistically I'd be nice to have a lower gear seat too. Something like 3.75's or 3.91's.
3.42's would be nice.. but now, after finally aquiring a posi for my '64 riv, I've decided to just swap over to a f**d 9". Something I can find parts for anywhere.o No:
That's true. The Currie crate 9" for '59-'64 Impala B-Bodies should be close to bolt in for the early 60's full size cars. The housing is only $500, but with the differential, gears, and brakes it's almost 3k :eek2: !
I've been thinking long and hard about building a big block track car when my 67 is done. I've thought about a 9" also. Very simple to have a second setup ready to go. You can have track gears and road gears. I do think the 9" is a very strong setup also. The 67 is going to stay all stock with it's posi unit and all! Even if it is harder to do a real burnout. So far I've only got it to do a smoke show while power braking. (not a real burn out).
no no no ... no F'n #$!%#$!@ ords.... we all gotta stay buick! Trust me, if it werent for ford's my daughter wouldn't be going to college! Every day at the shop is ford day! If it werent for fords, tranny shops would be out of business! the list goes on and on.. Taurus= Tortoise Excursion= explosion Navigator= agitator windstar= brownstar sable= unstable mustang= muskrat and the escape..... we'll now the dealership is onto something!
What exacly is a REAL BURN OUT...LOL. o No: ou: Any thing that smokes the tires is a burn out. AS I tell everyone. Gears are an enhancement of the power you already have. NOT the fix. If your car can not burn out right now it is NOT the gears it is the engine. Your ignition, timing, compression or carb will be the culprit . If your cam shaft is too over lapped causing NO low end toque etc. You might need a high stall converter for the trans to help the motor get to the power/torque band it needs to deliver the torque to the ground quicker. I had plenty of beater cars in my day with nothing more than 2.56 and 2.73 gears... The stock cam would fry the tires all the way down the street. The freeway gears actually create MORE smoke because they have the capability of spinning the tires at a higher rate of speed for the RPMS used. Steeper gears are for getting grip on the road, getting it to travel from point a-b faster. Good luck...
I just got two used stock 9" rears (drums, axles, centers, and all) for $150 both have 3.50 gears... I think I'll get a set near 3.90 and either put a posi in it or make a "linclon locker" (weld the spider gears together) for one center section, and the other I'll get some highway gears for and leave it open diff (at least untill i get an OD trans). Now I just need to narrow the housing and make mounting brackets. I'll be doing the fab work myself, so I don't expect the total cost to be much more than $500 if I shop wisely. It'll be a helluva lot lighter and use less HP than the 9-3/8" too The 9" rear is probably one of the few things Ford made right. I would LOVE to keep my Buick all Buick, but the money isn't available, and neither is the patience. If you started this thread a couple years ago when I just got my Riv, I would have been all over it. But the car has been sittting for too long, I sourced a stock 3.23 posi center, then got a screaming deal on these 9" rears. Besides, saving money on the rearend allows me to spend the money to keep a Buick heart under the hood. Shoot, If you can get the gearsets and posi's made for a reasonable price, I'll go in on a set(s) anyway.. Who knows when I may purchase another early-mid '60's fullsize:3gears:
I'm going 8.5in 10-bolt in my '64 Riviera. Honestly with the pinch bolt design of the bearing caps in the stock rear axle center section I wouldn't really want to put much money into it. If we were going to make something look good and perform it would probably be a new or remachined center section to accept existing gears and carriers but I have no idea if anything has a matching pinion offset to even make it possible. If I was going big power my vote is actually Dana 60.
