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Dan 1939 · 02-28-2019, 03:27 PM

I'm looking for suggestions of where to buy 3.25 Gears for my 1939 1/2 ton pickup. Is there any that have bad reviews.
Thanks for any help,
Dan

supereal · 02-28-2019, 04:08 PM

There are several sources for those conversions. C&G (800-266-0470) shows the 3:25
ring and pinion set for 35-41 pickup as 48-4209-F6 6 spine type.

Andy · 02-28-2019, 04:27 PM

I bought mine from Speedway. They were excellent.

rotorwrench · 02-28-2019, 07:10 PM

Most of them likely come from the same source. There were some Italian made one some years back that had the pinion quill manufactured too large a diameter to go through the bearing support bore. Some grinding was necessary to make those work. There were more recent ones that had too large a journal surface but we are talking only about .001" or a bit more too large.

I haven't heard any one complaining about gear sets for quite a while. Most go for the 3.54:1 sets. 3.25:1 is kind of tall for a pickup. It would be hard to get it going with a load on board.

john in illinois · 03-01-2019, 01:23 PM

I bought a set of 3.25s from Speedway. They are made by Motive Gear and very good quality. As mentioned I had to polish the first bearing part of the pinion so the bearing would slide to set preload. I think most vendors carry this brand.

John

38bill · 03-01-2019, 01:56 PM

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I purchased mine from Speedway. Speedway still lists their gear sets as Getz brand?

rotorwrench · 03-01-2019, 03:01 PM

They still list them that way but they are made by Motive Gear. There have been discussions on the HAMB about this.

02-28-2019, 03:27 PM	#1
Dan 1939 Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 56	Banjo Rear Gear Manufacturers I'm looking for suggestions of where to buy 3.25 Gears for my 1939 1/2 ton pickup. Is there any that have bad reviews. Thanks for any help, Dan

02-28-2019, 04:08 PM	#2
supereal Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,634	Re: Banjo Rear Gear Manufacturers There are several sources for those conversions. C&G (800-266-0470) shows the 3:25 ring and pinion set for 35-41 pickup as 48-4209-F6 6 spine type.

02-28-2019, 04:27 PM	#3
Andy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kerrville, Tx Posts: 2,769	Re: Banjo Rear Gear Manufacturers I bought mine from Speedway. They were excellent.

02-28-2019, 07:10 PM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,431	Re: Banjo Rear Gear Manufacturers Most of them likely come from the same source. There were some Italian made one some years back that had the pinion quill manufactured too large a diameter to go through the bearing support bore. Some grinding was necessary to make those work. There were more recent ones that had too large a journal surface but we are talking only about .001" or a bit more too large. I haven't heard any one complaining about gear sets for quite a while. Most go for the 3.54:1 sets. 3.25:1 is kind of tall for a pickup. It would be hard to get it going with a load on board.

03-01-2019, 01:23 PM	#5
john in illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,184	Re: Banjo Rear Gear Manufacturers I bought a set of 3.25s from Speedway. They are made by Motive Gear and very good quality. As mentioned I had to polish the first bearing part of the pinion so the bearing would slide to set preload. I think most vendors carry this brand. John

03-01-2019, 01:56 PM	#6
38bill Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,166	Re: Banjo Rear Gear Manufacturers Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I purchased mine from Speedway. Speedway still lists their gear sets as Getz brand?

03-01-2019, 03:01 PM	#7
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,431	Re: Banjo Rear Gear Manufacturers They still list them that way but they are made by Motive Gear. There have been discussions on the HAMB about this.