Axles-Gears-Powr-Lok setup

RRR already got the powernloc. There is other info necessary for part of your question though. What transmission and cam are in your car/motor? Sometimes that much of a gear change with the wrong cam will make a your car a dog. I did the same thing, and sure as **** I was putting the 391 back in a few weeks later as the 323 were not happy with my cam…
The trans is a 727.. Not sure on the cam, i know the motor has been gone through many yrs ago. We were told it is .30 over, sounds like a mild cam, the car is nothing to radical. Motor was fresh when we got it back in the mid 90's, but the trans went out after only a few thousand miles of driving (if that) and the car pretty much sat for the next 25yrs until i got it from my dad about 4yrs ago.
I have been going through it slowly since then. It's time for the rear end/ axle change and also wheels/tires.

Thanks for the info, i would never have thought about that. Just learning as i go.