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Old 11-12-2001, 10:01 PM
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I am having trouble determining which gears would be best. I currently have 3.36's in the rear end and a set of 3.70's sitting in the corner of the garage. Should I bother to swap in the 3.70's?

With the 6speed I can get away with much more than that on the highway, but I still want to be able to use first gear. I am building a cruiser, not a racer.

Here is a breakdown of the ratios:

1st:2.66, 2nd:1.78, 3rd:1.30, 4th:1.00, 5th:0.74, and 6th:0.50.

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Old 11-13-2001, 09:03 AM
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With the 6 speed you certainly can pull the 3.73. With the 3.36 in overdrive you have 1.68. Can you even pull that in high gear. I wouldn't even hesitate on 4.11s. The 3.73 will also help with the 2.66 1st gear for getting off the line.
It will make a nice combination.
Old 11-13-2001, 10:25 AM
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W/ that 6 spd., 3.7 would be a good min., 4.11 or 4.56.

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