rear diff

Asked by GuruVZS5K Aug 04, 2018 at 10:57 PM about the 1995 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Silverado Extended Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i have a 1995 chevy k1500 z71 that blew out the rear end. im in need of the
gear ratios so i can rebuild it. anyone know the typical gear ratios that come
stock in the rear end on these trucks?

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Sometimes you can find a metal tag on the diff telling the ratio. Or you can count the number of teeth on pinion gear and the ring gear and divide the larger number (ring teeth) by the smaller number (pinion teeth). You might get a ratio that looks like 4.10 or 3.55 or 2.73 etcetera.

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3.55 and 3.27 are very common. Sometimes the ratio is also stamped on the outer edge of the ring gear. If you're rebuilding with a full ring and pinion kit then you can choose what ratio to run to suit your best. Low numbers are slow to accelerate but with lower revs on the highway, higher numbers give better acceleration at the expense of higher revs on the highway

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