Here's the final pattern i'm going to run (unless someone tells me otherwise!). I kept the pinion at 55 but had to shift the carrier by .04 to open the backlash from .05 to .07.
@Woodrow the hard line in my last pics was definitely too much paint and not enough resistance on the ring gear when spinning it.
Next up is drill and tap for the air fitting, button it all up, then start in on the rear.
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