The guy that I got my mav from welded the spiders in the rear and on my way home the rearend locked up and now i just need to know how to tell which rearend I have. Its a 71 and all I can tell frome lookin under the car is that it is a front load rear or (pumpkin).And another question is what is a good street gear to run with a 302 5 speed combination.
rear Q 1. That should be an 8" in there, but being as there is a 5 speed in it, they may have changed rears too. If you can get a socket on all the bolts that attatch the center section to the housing, it's an 8". If you cant get at the ones one the bottom, it's a 9" Q 2. With a five speed, you can get away with a pretty steep gear ratio. I'd look for a 3.73 or thereabouts, but probably wouldn't go any higher than 4.11. What kind of use and expectations do you have in mind for this car?
rear I want to be able to drive it on a daily basis, but I want something better than the stock gears I got now. 373's are what I had in my ford truck but if its an 8 I can't find a set in summit or jegs. eventually I want to make this a pretty mean street rod and take on all those camaros and firebirds around where i live.
gears. I'm sure summit has more than they list available. You might try giving them a call. If not try Currie enterprises or Randys ring and pinion. Good luck!
