Looking for low gears

[tyntate]

I am looking for a set of low gears for a 1976 buick limited. New or used will work, along with bearings and ect.

[Turbo Loyd]

[color:\\"blue\\"]The term "low gears" always confuses me. You probably have a relatively low "numeric gear ratio", for fuel economy in the 1976 Limited.

If you are wanting the engine to make more turns per mile for acceleration that is a "higher numeric gear ratio", unfortunately also referred to as lower gears.

It appears for 1976 the differential in B-body Buicks were converted over to the "corporate" 8 1/2 inch 10 bolt units. If this is the case you can buy the posi-traction carrier and gear sets from a number of sources.

George Nenadovich with the Skylark Drive Chapter has a lot of information on this subject. Click the link below for this information:

How to Find and Remove 8.5" GM Posi Carriers

If your car has the 9 3/8 inch differential please go over to

V-8 Board - A boatload of fun

They are a friendly bunch that are going thru the same issues with the unique differential.

For information on which model is based on Body style the following is very handy.

GM Body Style Charts

Hope this helps