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do i need to upgrade my open carrier

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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 04:47 PM
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Default do i need to upgrade my open carrier
i have 3.21 gears and want to upgrade to 4.10. can i keep my carriers or do i need to go to a larger carrier?
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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You will need to go to a bigger carrier. You can however reuse the spider gears from the original carrier.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:10 PM
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By the way, I made the same gear swap and have been very happy!
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:14 PM
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If I recall correctly you will need new carriers. From what I've read of parts descriptions the carriers are listed 3.73 and numerically up, or 3.21 and numerically down.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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New carrier unless you want to upgrade to a locker (ARB/Detroit)...
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