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wanting to no if rear end gears for a automatic are a good idead or bad just wondering because of ware and tear on my tranny , mytranny has a shift kit and i think a higher torque converter, had it rebuilt dont want to over heat it or anything just wondering on oppinions

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Toss some 373's in it and you will be very happy and as long as they are installed correctly you will have no problems down the road

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3.73's if you drive on the freeway a lot or 4.10's will really wake up your car [worship]
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but what im asking will the higher rear gears overheat or wear out my tranny , im just doin normal driving but would like a little more acceleration

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Get a big tranny cooler and the tranny will be fine I have 3.73's in myne with a big tranny cooler and havent had any problems.

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I would be worried about a shit kit, I mean shift kit hurting a tranny more than lower gears becuse a shit kit usually increases shift pressures too much and when that happens, you get those "jerky" or very hard shifts. A tranny will not take that kind of Gorrila treatment for long. [Eek!] If I had an auto tranny, I would go with 4.10's. Depending on what type of tranny you have, Ford racing might have a lower gear set for the gear train inside the tranny and that would be the hot set up.

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Originally posted by cobraracer46:
I would be worried about a shit kit, I mean shift kit hurting a tranny more than lower gears becuse a shit kit usually increases shift pressures too much and when that happens, you get those "jerky" or very hard shifts.

i thought that a shift kit was supposed to help the tranny, casue when it shifts smooth dosen't it wear down the tranny? kinda like burning the clutch on a manual tranny.
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I have 4.10's without any work done to the tranny and it doesn't heat it up at all. by the way I do a ton of freeway drving and still manage 17MPG. Go with the 410's [patriot]

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Shift kits prolong the life of the tranny. [Razz]

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