I'm gong to be getting new gears for my car, and i was looking at the 3.70 for my 9... and richmond gears are like $190, and the summit brand are like $120...
thats a big differance. is it really worth it to spend the extra on the richmonds? or will the summits hold up?
Originally posted by Twister X-Man, go Richmond, I would not trust Summit's
, I would only buy a name brand
I agree ! I bought a summit H pipe and catback kit for my 5.0 and had to "modify " stuff to get it to half a** fit so I ended up welding it together . Works great now though . but only 9 hours later . I called summit and told them how much I LIKED their " bolt on exhaust " so much that they sent me a 50.00 gift certificate . I even told the guy that I would'nt use it to buy summit brand stuff . lol
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Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience...
You guys most know it really isn't Summits products.
Some examples:
I ordered a Summit proportion valve for my brakes. What came was a Wilwood proportion valve with Summit laser engraved on it.
A 255L fuel pump was a Walbro unit
A friend ordered a fuel filter, canister type, it was exactly the same as the Fram unit I had, except color.
I ordered an off-road "H" pipe. When it came we laid it next to a BBK "H" pipe guess what? Yep! Same thing right down to the crappy fit. BTW the hole in the crossover, you need to open it up with a torch. It is way to small.
So your Summit gears could be made by Richmond. Give Summit a call and find out
P.S.
Look in X1's sig. a 67, V8, came with an 8" or a 9" diff.
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Tony Berger
91 LX 337 Incon Twin Turbo
D&D Viper T-56 6 speed
Maximum Motorsports front to rear
94 Cobra
99 Lightning
and it's JUST-N-LX
hmmm interesting.. i guess it cant hurt to just ask who makes them for them.. that would save me a few bucks if they were the same.. but i wonder if its the same quality, even if it is made by Richmond??
go with ford racing gears,..they r by far the best in my opinion
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1998 SVT Cobra #4941 of 5174 built on June 19,1998
4.30s, Speedcal, WMS CAI, Pro 5.0 shifter, Sniper Tuner, March pulleys, Mac O/R H pipe, Flowmaster orig. 40's, King Cobra clutch, D/S rotors, FRPP 9mm's, Max. Motorsports C/C plates, Termy front control arms, H&R SS springs, MM solid steering rack bushings, Tokico HP struts and shocks, Mac subrames, HID Bi-Xenon 6000k kit, Saleen 18" wheels, Saleen S-281 spoiler, sequential tails
Up Next: Termi diff, 31 spline Axles, LPW girdle, MM LCAs
US are good gears. I installed some 4:56 gears in my truck a couple of month ago. They where suppose to be factory gears. They came in a US gears box with a Ford part number on it. No noise what so ever, even on break-in. I'm very happy with them!
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Tony Berger
91 LX 337 Incon Twin Turbo
D&D Viper T-56 6 speed
Maximum Motorsports front to rear
94 Cobra
99 Lightning
and it's JUST-N-LX
I heard not to go with richmond that the metal is different than the FORD gears and that they make a lot of noise. Go with FORD gears! They have the master housing demensino thing which makes installing a lot easier! Ford gears are the best by far.
Anyone used summit's house brand gears? 
.. just cant wait for this snow to melt so i can actually get to my car
