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14FF Carrier Difference

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The 14FF has a carrier break between 4.10 and 4.56 ratios. Does anybody know how to determine which carrier you have without a ring gear to go off of?? I am wondering if there is a difference in the thickness of the ring gear mounting flange or if the mounting flange stays the same thickness, but is just moved over some.

This carrier is *supposedly* a 4.10 and down carrier, but I do not want to press new bearings on it just to find out that it is a 4.56 up. If there is a thickness difference in the mounting surface, does anybody have a "known" carrier that they could measure to see if mine is what it is supposed to be??

Here is what I have; the two halves sitting together (not bolted obviously--nor cleaned for that matter) and an overall thickness of the two halves put together of approximately 1.072". Now there is probably a bit of fudge factor in this measurement being they are not bolted and there could be some dust/whatnot on the mating surfaces. This dimension is from a bolt mounting surface to the ring gear mounting surface.

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That is EXACTLY what I was looking for!! Why the hell did it not come up when I searched?? I used terms that should have gotten it every time. Oh well.
Anyways, from the pics, it is a bit tough to tell, but the tape measure is on the ring gear side of the carrier and the 4.10 and down carrier is approximately a fuzz over 5/8" and the 4.56 and up carrier is about 1". Am I reading the pics about right??
 
The pics i just looked at show the tape measure on the case half and then measuring 5/8" to the ring gear face for the 4.10-down carrier and 3/4" for the 4.56-up carrier.
 

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