Cascade Crew

QwkTrip · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:20 pm Post subject: Gears woke up my car

I drove the '01 SS today after going from 2.73 gears up to 3.42 gears. It's a real tire shredder now. Very Happy

It's pretty obvious why they didn't use that much gear from the factory with the auto tranny. It's just too easy to lay rubber. But I like it and I think it will impress buyers.

Unfortunately, I can't get rid of the warnings on the dash about ABS and traction control being inoperable. I guess I ruined something swapping the axle. I'll have to troubleshoot the sensors and wires.

90droptoproc · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:03 pm Post subject:

did you plug the speed sensors back in??

QwkTrip · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject:

I like your approach - go for the obvious first. That's a little too obvious though. Razz

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject:

Make sure they are the same sensors. And that they are close enough to the tone wheel.

QwkTrip · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject:

I swapped my backing plates and sensors. The only thing I'm curious about is if I installed the ruluctor ring the wrong way. I put the flat side toward the axle flange and the dished side facing the splines. I swear I put them on the same way they came off my old axle.

Edit: I just found a picture from a junk yard. I did install them correctly.

QwkTrip · Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:50 am Post subject:

Well, there's no accounting for STUPID. When I installed the sway bar I put one of the U-bolts over the wire leads and crushed them. Rolling Eyes

I'll repair the wire and I'm pretty sure the problem will go away.

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

QwkTrip · Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:46 am Post subject:

Yep, it's fixed. At least it was free! I like that. Very Happy