Did later cabbys come factory with close ratio?

If you are going to go anywhere, better make sure your tranny can handle the load. Gear changes for the power hungry should be talked about here. Is that a LSD I see in your pocket?

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Did later cabbys come factory with close ratio?

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I have an 87 cabby with a close ratio tranny, a 9A. Is it supposed to have a close ratio? The tranny is going to go soon, syncronizers are shot, big pices of metal were stuck to the drain plug when I drained it today and it grinds going into 3rd and 4th.

I'd like to replace it with a wider ratio, the close ratios are fun for drag racing, but too low geared for everyday driving imo, i like to be able to cruise through town in 3rd. I seem to remember the last cabby (1992) I drove 10 years ago was a wide ratio.
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old? 1992? no, it cant be. :lol: what year is yours?
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Mine's an 87, and according to this site, it has the correct tranny.

http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~kaw5/specs.htm
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Dub Delay wrote:Mine's an 87, and according to this site, it has the correct tranny.

http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~kaw5/specs.htm
Your '87 has the same as my '86 which is indeed is a 9A.

Gear ratios for the 9A
1st: 3.45
2nd: 2.12
3rd: 1.44
4th: 1.13
5th: 0.89
Final drive: 3.67

Gear ratios for the AUG ('90+)
1st: 3.45
2nd: 1.94
3rd: 1.44
4th: 1.13
5th: 0.89
Final drive: 3.67
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ignore acciedent post.........
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Dub Delay wrote:and according to this site

http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~kaw5/specs.htm
The Site :lol:
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