Ring Gear Lightening

Light Weight Ring Gear Machining Service

$240.00

Save up to 6 lbs in rotating mass with a Light Weight Ring Gear!

Important Notes – Price is for machining service only does not include return shipping fee. Service is for new or used gears supplied by the customer. Please include this Gear Form with your shipment.

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DO NOT ADD TO CART – This is an informational page only. Please read Gear shipping instructions below for shipping gears in for service. Once gears are recieved, you will be contacted for billing and return shipping information. Typicaly turnaround times for gear lightening is 3-4 weeks.

 

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Innovators West has provided ring & pinion lightening for most popular drag racing gears for a number of years. The lightening process combines a lightening operation on the back side of the gear as well as a pocket milling procedure to lighten in between the ring gear bolts (where applicable). The lightening procedure maintains a minimum gear thikness in order to provide the lightest gear while maintaining needed strength. Lightened gears have been used in everything from NHRA Stock to IHRA Pro Mods.

Can all types of ring & pinion gears be lightened?

Innovators West has fixtures for the following gears:

  • Ford 7.5″
  • Ford 8.8″
  • Ford 9″
  • Ford 9.5″
  • GM 12-Bolt

Unfortunately due to our current work load we are not able to lighten gears other than those listed above at this time. Innovators West does not lighten any gears other than the listed ring & pinion gears. Innovators West does not lighten spools.

Does the lightening process make the ring gear weaker?

Yes – anytime you reduce mass like this it will increase deflection in the gear. How much impact it will have on your ring gear life will depend on your application. We do maintain a minimum thickness when machining to avoid deflection, and in most cases you will not likely see a reduction in service life.
How much will this help lower ET’s?

By itself, reduced weight of the ring gear might not be noticeable on the ET slip, but in combination with other reductions in rotating and non-rotating weight, eventually these modifications when added together have an significant impact. It’s well understood that ET is a function of car weight and horsepower, this is one of those every little bit helps, and due to the diameter of the ring gear, it can have more effect than say gun-drilled axles.
What’s the turn around time to have this done?

Typical turn around time is about 3 to 4 weeks.
When will I be billed?

An Innovators West employee will contact you for billing on your Credit Card (Amex/Visa/MC) when the parts are ready to ship.

Shipping Instructions

Important – Please include your contact information including Name, Shipping Address, Phone and Email along with what services you are wanting done to the gears on a sheet of paper protected with a zip lock bag inside the box. This helps avoid confusion and lost parts within the shop. PRINT THIS FORM out, it includes all the information we need, include it with your shipment please – THANKS!

Package your gears in the original manufacturers shipping container. If one is not available, take extra care to prevent pinon and ring gear from banging together during shipment such as packaging them in individual boxes wrapped with foam or other suitable material. Innovators West can not be responsible for your packaging to our facility, we recommend insuring your shipment for it’s full value as well.

Ship to:

Innovators West Inc.
Attn: Gears
2816 Centennial Road
Salina, KS 67401