Page 1 of 1

Rear Gear recomendation

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:50 pm
by oldsguy
Hello all

With winter comming close I plan to upgrade the rear in the Cutlass. Right now the car has a 330 but I in the process of building a 455 to replace that.

The car is a street car with occational track time. I am sticking with a olds rear so my choices are limited. I can get a 342 355 390 or 430 gears,

What are everyones opinions

Thanks

Re: Rear Gear recomendation

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:56 pm
by BALDY406
With all the torque that 455 will produce, you won't need much gear. I'd go with the 355's since it's more of a sreet car than a track car. I had a 74 Cutlass with a stock 350 rocket. After i blew the 3.08 rear apart, i put in a 3.55 10 bolt out of a chevelle and it was perfect. Damn i miss that car :cheers: