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The guy selling the gears is offering a return guarantee so I am just about ready to cut a deal with him. I should have pictures coming.

He mentioned that the ring gear uses the mid-'69 and up 7/16" bolts instead of the earlier 3/8" bolts. Any issues with that?

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Hey Jim, I have a line on an original Pont 2.93 gearset. Just to confirm- no problem getting a posi carrier for this ratio, right? Should be the exact same carrier used for 3.08 - 3.23? Walt

Sounds good. Let me know if you find something for the lower ratios, if not I will likely give you a call to discuss the 3.08 options down the road a bit. Walt

Thanks Jim, I have had a bunch of Pont 350's and a few 400's over the years, some of them pretty strong, but this is my first 455 and the bottom end torque is a bit shocking. I guess I could go with a 3.08 but was hoping not to. I have run 3.23's and 3.55's and know I definitely don't want to go ...

I recently replaced the 350 in my 69 Lemans vert with a 455 and I am just starting to tune, but it is obvious that the factory 2.78 open gear is going to make things very hard on the tires. It is even breaking a tire loose and spinning it on auto downshifts to 1st until I let off (TH400 with 13 ...