Dave,
I am not too concerned that mine is the electronic speedo. My gages would need totally rebuilt or replaced anyhow. I may just buy aftermarket electronic gages as I would like to have a tachometer as well. I really suspect that I have a 1989 T-5 because it has the Aug 1988 casting date on two of the parts. It just seems that from the information I have seen, the 1989 S-10 2WD T-5 did not seem to come with the .86 5th gear that I seem to have. I am going to try to calculate it out again, but that is what I get so far. I will eventually take it to a shop to haveit looked over and maybe have the synchros replaced. I will check the number of teeth on the gears as well. That should give me an accurate calculation.
I saw how you modified the splines in the T-5. I assume that you cut back on the outer collar as well. It covers up part of the splins on mine. I am going to try to use the Vega hub / Astro Van clutch disk combo. That may negate the need to extend the spline grooves.
What rear end ratio did you end up with? I had been thinking aobut 3.55 gears. I bought a 12-bolt posi, but it has 2.73 gears. (Too tall) If I really do have the .86 overdrive, I might be better off with something like the 3.42 gear.
Did you have any concern of axle tube warpage when welding on your spring perches?
What size tires are you running. I am 90% planning to buy the Jim Meyers IFS with a manual steering rack. On another thread it was suggested that I shouldn't use a tire wider than 215. I would like to use a 225 or 235 tire on all four corners, but am concerned about the steering. I guess I should get around to callin Jim Meyers and asking what they think.
