chawkins2001

Got the goods today, and what I noticed right away is that both the ring and pinion have the MB star emblem, although these came from a SRT8 Chrysler

Got the TCU flashed by the man for 3.06's and the tcu tune

kustom2k1

How long before you get this buttoned up?

black06c230

Nice!

AKnight55

Nice craig.. Let us know how she runs after the install

chawkins2001

As soon as BIP can fit me into the schedule, it will be done.

BBBSS

E55Greasemonkey

Very cool...And a good choice of ratio I think. Is that a 230 xxxxxxx part number? Interesting...Wonder what the SL65 BS uses.

PACougar

Craig, I can't wait until you have these in! I hope they're strong enough to take the abuse, I'm thinking about building my second rear end with these for the mile and now someone can test them for me

Kreuzfeuer

Looking forward to this, Craig! What's funny is EVERY "Chrysler" part I've ordered for my car had a Mercedes star and A 000 000 00 00 part number format.

The Daimler/Chrysler partnership is having lasting effects. The new 2012/2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee, for instance, is the Mercedes ML for all practical purposes.

What is the stock gearing in the E55? Mine is 3.07 to start with, so the 3.27 ring is the upgrade for us.

Hulk

Stock E55 gear 2.65

Hammer Down

2.65

Celicasaur

Oooohh nice, are you going to DIY fit this over the winter, or...?

Ted Baldwin

......I have a 3.06 gear ratio in my Kleemann E55K S8. Hard to say if it's good or bad. I drive the car in winter mode(meaning starting from second gear) always. First gear just roasts the tires. The acceleration is just so violent. So I'm not sure. Will be interesting to see what somebody else thinks about it.

Ted

PACougar

Is that part of the K8 package or was it added separately?

Ted Baldwin

......was done separately

Ted

PACougar

Nice, did you get the gears from Kleeman or someone else?

BenzoBoi

In for thoughts after everything is in!

Ted Baldwin

......no part of it was from Kleemann. I've had it now for quite a while. Custom job 6 years ago by mbautowerks in Atlanta.


Ted

Kreuzfeuer

Holy smokes, that's tall.

BBBSS

My 140hp 88 Cutlass Supreme Classic came with 2.41's. Diesels got 2.14's! Talk about ridiculous.

blackbenzz

Nice Craig! You are going to add a shift but the acceleration might offset it.

Ted, have you tried drag radials? If you can harness that power it would be a beast!

The Trans is probably geared accordingly

GT-ER

What diesel has a 2.14 FD? I've never seen such a thing.

chawkins2001

After my calcs, I still plan on going through the traps in 3rd gear. Moving to a 28" tall tire, raised my shifts points up, so we shall see.

Ted Baldwin

.......I used to drive around the street on Toyo R888's. I finally just switched to regular tires and drive in second gear. Still smokes the tires, but safer.


Ted