Since you asked for comments...from my perspective whomever ventures into
this will now have to go into competition with the other aftermarket
vendors who already offer a gearset for the original diff's. Might be
tough going, not sure.
My next comment is unless someone want's to have a "number's matching"
rearend housing, I think the idea of rebuilding an original rear with a new
gear set is not the way to go...there's a plethora of interchangable
rearends that come in a variety of flavors, that with a minimal amount of
welding can be adapted to these trucks. I guess the guys running a
torque-tube rear may require additional work, so maybe that's a
consideration.
Anyway, I'm not a complete purist at heart, so other opinions may vary;)
> [Original Message]
> From: Randall J. Krebs <lawgod@offshore-tax.com>
> To: mark <ccpanel@jps.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Date: 4/17/02 10:03:32 AM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Update - Replacement Ring & Pinion Gears
>
> I have started the ball in motion to get more information. They have
asked
> a question regarding the diameter of the ring gear (I didn't know without
> pulling the cover off my old '58). The following number is just an
ESTIMATE
> so that people can give me more feedback.
>
> They are telling me that the magic number of units is 100 of each
type/set.
> The estimated price is $165 to $185 per set.
>
> The price seems right, but I only had 13 people respond, and I would guess
> that not all want the same set.
>
> It seems to me that there is a business opportunity for someone who might
be
> in the business or interested in getting into the business (upto 140% mark
> up vs. the going rate). Maybe that person is me, but naturally the price
> would increase because I would have to sit on an inventory.
>
> I'm not making any money off of this - actually I don't even need one, I
> have swapped in a Ford 9 inch.
>
> Comments please!
>
> Randy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mark" <ccpanel@jps.net>
> To: "Randall J. Krebs" <lawgod@offshore-tax.com>;
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 4:31 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Replacement Ring & Pinion Gears
>
>
> > i would like to find gears. i think a 3.00 or 2.73 gear set would be
nice.
> > that would yield speeds of between 70-75 at 2500 RPM
> > mark
> > what would be the cost per gearset?
> > http://pweb.jps.net/~woodson
> >
> >
> > too many roundcabs...
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
--- Mike
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