what's going on with the suppliers that they stopped making them ? anybody got a friend at richmond ? what happened to the 6:30' s they were trying to field ? 

I am guessing the demand wasn't there, so they stopped making them.  Good luck finding someone with a "friend" at richmond....they won't make just a set or two.  People have tried to get people to go in on a "group buy" to get enough demand for richmond to make another run....but that's hasn't ever panned out.
I have never heard of anyone even talking about making 6.30 gears for a trackick.  I don't see how that would even be possible....the pinion gear is damn small on the 5.83s...I hate to see how small it would be with 6.30s.

I will back sky up 100% not enough call for that gear. And A 6:30 sounds pretty impossible to make hold up with a pinion head the size of your thumb lol

The closest gear sets available are the super rare 5.63's that came in 1.3L Trackicks of a certain vintage, 1989 I think. They can be had, check out SkyHiranger for availability.

The closest gear sets available are the super rare 5.63's that came in 1.3L Trackicks of a certain vintage, 1989 I think. They can be had, check out SkyHiranger for availability.

Yeah, the only place 5.62/5.63s are found are in 89 sidekicks that had a carbed 1.3 (most 89s had EFI 1.6s) and a 5 speed manual tranny.  They are very rare, but I do have some for sale.

yeah , richmond had a poll going on pirate4x4 .com they said they had a new way of making them with a pinion roughly the same size as the 5:83's . guess not enough people chimmed in  , haven't heard much since , when stuff that is that important comes up  , we need to pass it along to other sites so we can get enough people together for richmond to go ahead with the build !

yeah , richmond had a poll going on pirate4x4 .com they said they had a new way of making them with a pinion roughly the same size as the 5:83's . guess not enough people chimmed in  , haven't heard much since , when stuff that is that important comes up  , we need to pass it along to other sites so we can get enough people together for richmond to go ahead with the build !

As the 5.83s?  Typo?
As the gears get lower, the ring gear gets thicker (in trackick gears) and the pinion gets smaller.  So I think the only way to make a 5.83 pinion bigger is to add more teeth to the pinion and make the ring gear thinner and add more teeth to the ring gear as well. 

That poll was on here as well.

was it 6.30's  ? i wasn't absolutely sure sure  , knew it was 6- something , ever hear anything else ?

From what I have heard from those who really wheel, the 5.83's are not strong enough to stand up to real abuse. A much better solution these days I think is Trail Tough's "Undertaker". I bought the 5.83's in lil Suzy back in the 90's and they have held up fine under the demands of a 1.6 8V and 33's and before that 31" Boggers. 5.83's only give you enough reduction to get back to normal with 31's if you go bigger as I have, the gear ratio is inadequate  The Undertaker gear set is designed to run 33's with 4.62 gears. I think that once you add up all the costs of installing new R&P's the Undertaker is about the same cost and more reliable.

thank you , i was wondering about that undertaker and if it was a more viable option , i think even with the shaft changes and the going to higher gears  , it still sounds more viable because it will allow for going bigger in the future . have you personally run an undertaker ?

I am one of the lucky ones with 5:83s.  They have held up just fine through the years. 

I would only consider the undertaker if I had a 4dr Sidekick imho.