Read end gears: 3.73 vs 4.10

I have a 96 Mustang GT 5 speed, it is my daily driver car. I'm not looking to turn this thing into a race car or anything I'm just looking to get a little bit more kick out of my car. I also want to keep my mpg as high as possible. Which gears do you guys think is better?

Auto 4.10
5 Speed 3.73

I agree with skyline. As a matter of fact if gas mileage is an issue I wouldn't even consider 4.10s
Maybe 3.73 or 3.55

4.10 for racing. 3.73 for street.

3.73s i think would be best

I live in Arizona, anybody got any idea where I can get gears installed and how much it would cost?

most private repair shops will take the job, otherwise your local performance shop would definitely do it.

4.10s for a 2v. Especially a first gen.

4.10s for a 2v. Especially a first gen.
I dunno if that is a wise choice in his case. True 4.10's with be the best performance wise, but with concerns of being a daily driver and such I think he'll be just happy with 3.73's for a variety of reasons.

imo, if gas was really a concern, he'd stick with the 3.08 factory gears.

:naughty:

how about 3.90's splitting the difference. If I'm gonna drop 400 or so I would do the 4.10 so I wouldn't be dissappointed after awhile.

I have 3.73's in my 5speed fox body, and I feel that it makes each gear too short. Although 3.55's would only lower my highway cruising by a few hundred rpms, I'd choose them over 3.73 just because the gears are so short.

I drove a 4.10 equipped 5speed foxbody, and man.. I shifted 3 times and was only going like 25 mph. haha

Dude get 4.10s!

some guys i knew had 4.10s in their stangs and it was perfect. 3.73s are ok but youd be regretting not getting the 4.10s. I for one am getting the 4.30s installed and awaiting a big grin on my face after the install :D

Dude get 4.10s!

some guys i knew had 4.10s in their stangs and it was perfect. 3.73s are ok but youd be regretting not getting the 4.10s. I for one am getting the 4.30s installed and awaiting a big grin on my face after the install :D
Hope your going to get some sticky tires too!

Hope your going to get some sticky tires too!

HAHA! I totally forgot about the traction issue with such a tall rear end gear!

Its just a matter of feathering the gas pedal :p

But in all seriousness, the guys with the 4.10s didnt really have traction problems, even when it rained. :dunno:

When flooring it, thats another story... ;)

I tried feathering the gas pedal once. Ewwww... Doesnt work as good as feathering the clutch. I didnt stall it feathering the clutch :iceslolan

Personally I would think that 3.73's would be just right for good performance and decent mpg... 3.55's would also be a good choice for more mpg but less performance...

4.10's I would think would get horrible gas mileage I know someone that runs 3 grand doing 65 in his 98 TA...

I'm looking forward to getting myself some 3.73's in my 94 Stang Convertible

i, personally, am probably gonna use 4.10's, they'll still get decent milage with the tranny i have in mind (T-56 w/Viper ratios). it has a 6th gear ratio of .5:1. as far as memory serves, most stock pieces have something like a .9:1 - .7:1 overdrive gears. in any case, with this tranny, i'll be able to launch hard and still top out fairly high.

Until 2002, the 5th gear ratio was usually .67

5th for which tranny is .67? The stock Mustang?

ugh... i said quite clearly, or so i thought, that it has the viper ratios, which are lower than a mustang's. please read my posts more carefully before you attack me.

If you go to secondstrike.com you can check your transmission rpm's with the Mph in each gear. Its under the technical section..I have a 97 cobra and am thinking about putting 4.10 or 4.30 gears in but, I have a .67 5th gear which helps me on the highway.

Wholly old thread batman! :runaround: