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wensum · 03-10-2015, 02:28 PM

I've yet to get my speedster on the road, but funnily enough a second hand quick change with excellent crown wheel & pinion was cheaper than a new crown wheel and pinion.
Unfortunately I didn't realise that because it came out of a vintage speedway midget the diff had been fixed and I had to get the Model A carrier machined to clear the through shaft.
Visually it greatly enhances the rear of the car and as I intend to do both long distance cruising and the odd bit of motorsport, I have a fairly close pair of gears giving me a slight overdrive for cruising (combined with an F150 3+1 gearbox) and a slightly lower ratio when swapped over for motorsport.
Time will tell if my expectations are realistic!
The gear set was supplied by Derek ("Quickchange") and I've yet to discover how noisy they'll be
Keith

03-10-2015, 02:28 PM	#7
wensum Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 444	Re: Quick change axle. I've yet to get my speedster on the road, but funnily enough a second hand quick change with excellent crown wheel & pinion was cheaper than a new crown wheel and pinion. Unfortunately I didn't realise that because it came out of a vintage speedway midget the diff had been fixed and I had to get the Model A carrier machined to clear the through shaft. Visually it greatly enhances the rear of the car and as I intend to do both long distance cruising and the odd bit of motorsport, I have a fairly close pair of gears giving me a slight overdrive for cruising (combined with an F150 3+1 gearbox) and a slightly lower ratio when swapped over for motorsport. Time will tell if my expectations are realistic! The gear set was supplied by Derek ("Quickchange") and I've yet to discover how noisy they'll be Keith