gearbox - recon or replace

Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:13 am

i have a dogleg box in my track car. its making funny whirring noises and i am told the bearings are on their way out. is it worth gettting a recon done or shoudl i ditch the box and replace with a second hand one. I am not too fussed about getting a dogleg box - i can pick up a secondhand 325 box relatively cheaply i reckon. advice please ? any ideas of recon costs ?

Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:14 pm

If you're not bothered about the dogleg then prob less hassle and money to buy a sport box for about £150 or of you are not bothered about a sport box, which I believe has closer 1st & 2nd ratios then £50 would see a normal 325 Getrag 260 box.

As you are running a dogleg box though I'm assuming you have a 323?, in which case you may have to change your diff as the dogleg doesn't run 1:1 ratio in top gear or something like that.

potato, potarto

Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:26 pm

i have a 325 with an LSD. i have no idea what the ratio of the diff is though. i will try and find out. the dogleg is a pain in the arse as its hard to remember what gear you are in. i just want to get the ratios right. i cant work out what ratios i have got so its hard to decide whether to go for a standard 325 box or a sport box or a 320 box . its too confusing !!