Hi!
Got my hands on the lancer finally. Had a couple of good days, the car is nearly stripped to the pure body . jacked it up at the rear, both wheels off the ground. Axle has 9 bolts, asymetrical pattern. Turned one tire 9 times to have (almost)exactly 14 turns of the driveshaft. Other wheel didn´t move. From what I know, this should be a 3.11:1 ratio, non-locked, 7 1/4" axle. Am I right?

By the way, got me a 66 Dart 4door w/o engine but with rust, pretty cheap, pretty close to me, which I will make a daily driver before really starting with the smashed lancer projekt
Thanks
Chris

No such thing as 3.11. The most foolproof way to check your ratio is to chalk the inboard sidewall of the tire that'll turn and block the other tire (or don't lift it up) so that it can't turn even a little bit. Turn the marked tire through two full revolutions and count quarter-turns of the driveshaft by watching the rear U-joint caps as the come to face the pavement. Divide the number of quarter-turns by four to get your ratio.

_________________
一期一会
Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Dan, thanks for your fast reply. I spent half an hour under the car figuring out what I was actually doing there. This means, I tried to be and think like a rear axle I marked both tires, tried it with the passenger and driver side. The other wheel didnt turn a bit. no need to block it then(?) 9 turns of the wheel give me 14 revolutions of the driveshaft. 1.55556 rear ratio??? I must be wrong but I can´t figure out where I´m wrong.

Why do you keep turning your wheel 9 times, wussupwitdat?!

Turn it TWO times like Dan the man sed and count how many times your driveshaft turns. TWO times to compensate for the spider gears in the differential spinning at a 2:1 ratio to take up the non-turning wheel.

D/W

_________________

If it ain't broke, fix it!

You sounded just like Ed Rooney, just then!

_________________
一期一会
Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Lol... well, at 9 turns, the shaft turned exactly 14 times, that´s why Got that figured by now, it´s a 3.23 axle. Who the hell is Ed Rooney???
Chris

He's the guy who said "9 times[/u]".

_________________
一期一会
Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

I dont remember Ferris being sick 9 times.

_________________

Well, that's because he wasn't sick—he was skipping school.

Wake up and smell the coffee, Mrs. Bueller. It's a fool's paradise; he is just leading you down the primrose path...

_________________
一期一会
Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

9 turns of the tire and 14 turns of the driveshaft, hmmm... 14 divided by 9 is about 1.56. Them's good highway gears!

Steve

1966 Dodge Dart GT

You forgot to multiply by 2 since its an open rear and he only turned ONE rear tire. Its a 3.23.

_________________

Bueller...?

Bueller..?

VM

2 * 1.56 = 3.12..............


(I didn't flunk math..........)

_________________
Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

"......He doesn't even drive it, he just wipes it with a diaper !! "

_________________
If you can't be good, at least be colorful