Very interesting Dick, just for the heck of it what was the ratio on the
factory tag on the differential?
Orange pump soap from Wal*mart should take care of the grease smell, it
takes that rancid old gas smell off my hands, haven't had to sleep on the
porch in 3 years.
Bill, Visalia, Ca
From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:40 AM
Subject: Re: IML: 1981-83 real axle ratio
> Not wanting to promulgate incorrect information, I took my differential
> apart today and counted teeth: The pinion has 21 teeth and the ring gear
> has 47. I make that 2.2380952............
>
> Now, if someone could please tell me how to get this grease smell off my
> hands - so I won't have to sleep on the front porch tonight!
>
> Dick Benjamin
> From: Mike Pittinaro <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx>
> > I wondered about that, too...the lowest rear ratio
> > I've ever seen for a Mopar rear is 2.76.
>
> Is it
> > really 2.2??
> > --Mike Pittinaro