so i have heard here and there about people getting or wanting a different final drive then stock... (for LSJ)

first off is this true?

what final drive is desired?

What the stock drive?


Thanks

 

id like to know about this too
but it would really only be practical for tack use bc were already crusing 2500rpm @65mph (give or take) i dont want that getting any higher

 

yeah thats what i was thinking

bump for help

 

Stock final drive on the F35 is 4.05:1 The GrandAm/TimeAttack/Koni cars run a 4.45:1 final drive.

On the street I dont know that it would be worth it to swap.

 

well it would change up the power ban

 

hmmm the tranny my cuz built for his 06 type s has lsd and the 5.0 final drive

 

i have the G85 package... i didnt think the final drive was any different.. i am 99% sure that its the same

 

Okay, Last time I checked the Type S wasnt a Cobalt, didnt have an LSJ engine or an F35 trans, so not sure how thats relevant.

 

im saying it would be crazy to have a 5.0 final drive

 

Only if youre assuming the vehicle that has it has the same powerband,horsepower and torque, rev limit, and gear ratios as our car.

 

a honda will benifit from a higher final drive a lot because they have such little torque. the lsj is a fairly torquey 4 cyl and 1st gear is short enough as it is. a 4.45 would only be useful at the track with slicks or r-comps (depending on the racing you do). on the freeway you would be around 2750rpm at 65mph, about a 250rpm increase.

 

there are a number of different ways to do this. Swapping final drives if you are staying on the exact same wheels/tires will shorten your gears and provide better acceleration. 4.45 is the only final drive available right now to upgrade too.

Another "cheaper" way is to drop down to a 15" or 16" rim and drop your overall tire diameter. For instance, the stock 18's overall tire diameter is 25.7", so dropping to a 16" wheel and say a 24.5" tire diameter will shorten your gears providing the same acceleration as say staying on the 18's and going to a 4.45 final drive.

Just some free info there.

 

where can this final drive be accuired...

 

pm qwikredline, he has them at his shop in canada. He'll hook you up with a good price. You'll have to take the ring and pinion to a shop for it to be installed as they will have to pull the trans and take it apart.