44 rear end gears and numbers

[candbstudebakers]

Today Pat and I started looking at a few rear end I have starched in my garage, on a pair of them the tags read 47 over 12 3.92 ???? I always thought that there were 3.92 gears but a lot of people said no never was only 3.73 and then 4.10, well I have 2 of them.

[irish]

Of course they had 3.92 gears, I don't believe they were still being offered by the time the Larks came out though.

Joe

[41 Frank]

That would indeed be a 3.92 Bob but like you I have never seen one but knew they were available.

[skyway]

That would be THE ticket for a OHV 185 with OD!

[StudeRich]

The 3.92's are most often found in 1956 or 1957 V-8's with Overdrive, I got one from a '56 Commander Wagon.

They are rare because they were not used after, I believe 1957. They should be the old style with a Diff. Drain Plug and the little straight slotted screws on the back sides of the Wheel Bearing "pocket" bellmouth portion for zerk fittings.
If you are lucky enough to have a TT, it would be the old type with flat clutches, not cone type.

[63t-cab]

Did'nt they offer 3:92 rears in the 64 different by design show room book ?

The 3.92's are most often found in 1956 or 1957 V-8's with Overdrive, I got one from a '56 Commander Wagon.

They are rare because they were not used after, I believe 1957. They should be the old style with a Diff. Drain Plug and the little straight slotted screws on the back sides of the Wheel Bearing "pocket" bellmouth portion for zerk fittings.
If you are lucky enough to have a TT, it would be the old type with flat clutches, not cone type.

[Studebakercenteroforegon]

I at one time had a '57 Silver Hawk with V-8 and overdrive that was a 3.92.

[StudeRich]

Did'nt they offer 3:92 rears in the 64 different by design show room book ?

Yes, I see it here under a ** note: Additional Axle Ratios: 2.87, 3.07, 3.92, 4.09, 4.27, 4.55, 4.89 available at extra cost.
But they were not the standard well known available ratios that were actually normally ordered, I doubt that 5 if any, of those on each end, were ordered except of course for Paxton Prods. for their Bonneville Runs or Hot Rod Mag. Have you seen one from the Factory?

[Welcome]

Today Pat and I started looking at a few rear end I have starched in my garage, on a pair of them the tags read 47 over 12 3.92 ???? I always thought that there were 3.92 gears but a lot of people said no never was only 3.73 and then 4.10, well I have 2 of them.

The 3.92 axle ratio was "Standard" on '56 Golden Hawks with 3 Spd. O.D. tranny.