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Mart · 03-04-2021, 04:51 AM

Personally with 3.78s I'd go with the 16/28 gearset.
The 15/29s can be dismissed as a heavy car/commercial application.
Can't comment on the Lincolns, never any first hand experience on those.
For what it's worth in my roadster I have 16:28s and have run it with 4.11s, 3.78s and 3.54s all with 7.50:16s and it goes well with all of them, it is very light though.
In my 41 pickup I have 3.54s and as it's a commercial and may carry a load I used a 15/29 gearset to offset the tall diff.
In my currently under construction 32 sedan I have 3.78s and a 16:28 gearset.
Mart.

03-04-2021, 04:51 AM	#10
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,744	Re: Drivetrain Advice Needed Personally with 3.78s I'd go with the 16/28 gearset. The 15/29s can be dismissed as a heavy car/commercial application. Can't comment on the Lincolns, never any first hand experience on those. For what it's worth in my roadster I have 16:28s and have run it with 4.11s, 3.78s and 3.54s all with 7.50:16s and it goes well with all of them, it is very light though. In my 41 pickup I have 3.54s and as it's a commercial and may carry a load I used a 15/29 gearset to offset the tall diff. In my currently under construction 32 sedan I have 3.78s and a 16:28 gearset. Mart.