6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

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6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by aqua71 » Sat Dec 07, 2013 12:59 am

The recent thread about the “hyper speed mod for the millionaire 103 platform” got me thinking about the possibility of installing the Pixy 6.8:1 gear set in a T-DZ 103ML. Has anyone attempted this conversion? Thanks in advance.
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by arbogastjunkie » Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:01 am

Take a look at this.....

http://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_pa ... ts_id=3305
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by aqua71 » Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:18 am

Thank you for the information. Does anyone know which reel the gear set is derived from?
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by dragon1 » Sat Dec 07, 2013 12:34 pm

WHHAAA???

No RH!?!?

S'up wid dat??? ](*,)
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by belippy » Sat Dec 07, 2013 2:46 pm

I guess the gear sets are from Megabass IS reels.
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by cndbasshunter » Sat Dec 07, 2013 3:35 pm

Gary told me the new steez ex brass gears will be available soon :)
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by dragon1 » Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:01 am

cndbasshunter wrote:Gary told me the new steez ex brass gears will be available soon :)
7.1 and 7.9? :shock: =P~
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by aqua71 » Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:59 am

cndbasshunter wrote:Gary told me the new steez ex brass gears will be available soon :)
That's interesting because I would have guessed the existing conversion kit utilizes the EX brass gears. I'm hoping someone chimes in and let's us know the source of the gears.
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by cndbasshunter » Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:08 am

aqua71 wrote:
cndbasshunter wrote:Gary told me the new steez ex brass gears will be available soon :)
That's interesting because I would have guessed the existing conversion kit utilizes the EX brass gears. I'm hoping someone chimes in and let's us know the source of the gears.
current offerings in brass are from the td-z. with the td-z being fazed out they are moving to gears from the steez. only bad thing is the price just went up quite a bit.
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by BigG » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:21 am

I have been thinking brass gears for all my 7:1 Steez since the Steez EXs came out. How I'm thing TDZ ITO. All my stuff is right hand. :crying:
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by BigG » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:26 am

Just learn from Gary, 7:1 gears won't work for TDZs, but right hand will work for Steezs. TTT is the best.
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by dragon1 » Tue Dec 10, 2013 4:20 pm

BigG wrote:Just learn from Gary, 7:1 gears won't work for TDZs, but right hand will work for Steezs. TTT is the best.
I am reading you correctly that there will be a higher gear ratio Steez gear set that will can be retro-fitted into a RH 103/105 platform TDZ?
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by bronzefly » Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:59 pm

dragon1 wrote:
BigG wrote:Just learn from Gary, 7:1 (RIGHT HAND) gears won't work for TDZs, but right hand will work for Steezs. TTT is the best.
I am reading you correctly that there will be a higher gear ratio Steez gear set that will can be retro-fitted into a RH 103/105 platform TDZ?
No, I've yet to find a readily available, reliable source of 7:1 gears that will fit into the RIGHT hand TD-Z platform. As referenced in the link above, The Tackle Trap already has a conversion kit for LEFT hand TD-Z framed reels, including Ito 103HL, Steez 103HL, and Megabass IS63L. These are brass gears as well. I've wanted a 7:1 TD-Z since the first time I ever held one, it took a while, but now it's here for the LH reel users :big grin:
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by Good351 » Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:48 am

Hello Gary,
Is there a faster worm drive as well? Wondering about dig-ins with braid..
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Re: 6.8:1 TD-Z Gear Swap?

Post by bronzefly » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:28 am

Good351 wrote:Hello Gary,
Is there a faster worm drive as well? Wondering about dig-ins with braid..
I haven't had any dig in issues and have been fishing braid on one of my LH 7:1 TD-Z's, but just in case, this one is a drop in:

http://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_pa ... ts_id=3294
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