Motive Gears 4.30 / Noisy?

[rkenly]

I'm going to pull the trigger on gear change before the next tech session - so I can do the gears followed by the tune (and servo too)

I'm strongly considering going with the Motive Gear 4.30s - seems to be the "optimum" performance for an auto. Right in between the 4.10 and 4.56 with performance/economy.

This morning premium gas $3.59 here -

But Doug commented that he had heard that Motive Gears might be noisy? Anyone know for sure? or just turn up the tunes...

Or should I drop back to the 4.10s and call it good enough?

TIA

[RUN ROD RUN]

Regardless of gas price ... just drop back to the 4.10s and call it good enough?

[TommyB]

I put 4.56 Motive gears in the 2003 with about 30,000 miles on the clock. Truck currently has 62,000 miles and still very quiet. Installed by J & S Gear Huntington Beach.....for the record. They told me they were a good set and good quality when they installed them. Italian made gears..... average mpg was 16. Even with a heavy right foot.

[Topspin]

35k on my Motive 4.56 set and just barely starting to notice a whisper under float conditions. Going to check the backlash and might have to tighten it up a tad.

[big-daddy]

Noisy gears are usually the result of an installer who doesn't know how to set them up. A competent installer can make any front line brand as quiet as stock.

[nuzzo]

i put 4:56 in a 6speed by one of the best installers around and he couldnt get them "quiet".....not bad but i could tell they were there sold truck 2 months later and took them out now they just sit in garage as giant paperweight

[hdflstf]

Originally Posted by nuzzo

i put 4:56 in a 6speed by one of the best installers around and he couldnt get them "quiet".....not bad but i could tell they were there sold truck 2 months later and took them out now they just sit in garage as giant paperweight

What make are the gears. Assuming they are american axle, I'm sure there's a fanatic or two that would take them off your hands.

[nuzzo]

motive....my wife always yelling get them out of here, i guess i was holding on for another 6spd but the knees say auto only