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Jim Brierley · 04-08-2020, 12:19 PM

I don't know if R&P gears were matched at the factory or not but I put together a 4.11 rear end one time using gears that had not originally been run together. They had a slight howl at around 35-40 mph, otherwise ran quiet, in my tudor. Hypoid gears as used today are a different story.

04-08-2020, 12:19 PM	#15
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,085	Re: Rear end ratio-gear question I don't know if R&P gears were matched at the factory or not but I put together a 4.11 rear end one time using gears that had not originally been run together. They had a slight howl at around 35-40 mph, otherwise ran quiet, in my tudor. Hypoid gears as used today are a different story.