j200pruf

Hey all, other than having to make custom mounts and a custom drive shaft what are the pros/cons of using a 1st gen short pinion set-up?

1Revvin7

Bad gas mileage.

j9fd3s

the pro is that you can use any of the off the shelf gears! fc sucks for gears!



in short pinion they have

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.7

83turbo

Mazdatrix used to carry an adapter to put 1st gen gear sets into the FC - it was sort of a shaft extender. I don't know if these are still available but it would make your job a whole lot easier.

j200pruf

My dad suggested this the other day when we bought a GXL diff. He thought that the smaller FB/SA steel differential part would be lighter. Is there a big difference?

I think I am going to just say screw it and get 4.3 from a GTUs or get a them new.

FikseRxSeven

goin 4.3 will make your quicker and more torque but worse gas milage

j9fd3s

its not really a big wieght difference, although the short one is lighter