"Metalwork" by othewras

   I dropped the axle from my '86 GMC pickup off at the shop yesterday . It's going in for "major surgery" ... The stock 2.73:1/standard differential gear set is being replaced with a set of 3.42's and a posi locker . I have apparently ventured a bit farther into the "high performance" realm than I meant to . Since I've got it tuned a bit better I've been having problems starting from a dead stop without the truck making screeching noises . I'm hoping the new stuff will improve that situation ...
   I'm also hoping the gas mileage improves . The motor build was optimized for 3.42 gears , I should be in a more efficient RPM band with the new gears . Which is also in the torque band , so my trans should have to shift gears less often .
   And as my neighbor told his wife when she asked what all this was for "better burnouts!" .
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