Greetings:

What are the advantages of me replacing my original axle for my 1988 (1of4)740 GLE Wagon, with anything other than the original 4:10 ratio. The car has 235,000 miles on it. I will be double checking it today to see if it is the rear axle for sure. Should it be, I would prefer the original swap, otherwise what would be the trade offs, should i not replace with the original configuration? Would I lose any torque upon doing so? I kind of like the Volvo truck like torque that the car has. In addition might the binding that i am getting be the U-joint. When I try to reverse the car just seems like it is trying to run over some huge boulder or something? However I can still kind of good forward. When the car is in neutral it can't even be pushed back! One other thing is it possible that my transmission got damaged, because when i try to place it in park it seems as though the tranny and or rear axle is still cycling, so when the tranny is placed in park, whine and or clunking noises are very evident. My apologizes for such a long thesis, but inquiring minds want to know. Thanks in Advance!


Best Regards!