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raycow · 06-17-2010, 09:59 PM

The 3.38 truck rear is a scarce item. You are lucky if you found one. If you got one of these with an automatic in a truck it would more likely have been a Hydramatic than a PG. 3.36 was the standard gear with a 235 and PG from 57 on in the cars. These drove fine with no problems.

I have run a 235 with a 3.08 rear and also with a 3.55 and overdrive (all of these were manuals). Both of these combinations worked well, with the understanding that there were times when you didn't use the O/D.

Ray

06-17-2010, 09:59 PM	#2
raycow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 2,454	Re: Rear end gear question The 3.38 truck rear is a scarce item. You are lucky if you found one. If you got one of these with an automatic in a truck it would more likely have been a Hydramatic than a PG. 3.36 was the standard gear with a 235 and PG from 57 on in the cars. These drove fine with no problems. I have run a 235 with a 3.08 rear and also with a 3.55 and overdrive (all of these were manuals). Both of these combinations worked well, with the understanding that there were times when you didn't use the O/D. Ray Last edited by raycow; 06-17-2010 at 10:09 PM.