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Re: WIll 5.29's help me keep up speed on the freeway?
« on: Sep 09, 2004, 01:24:02 AM »
I had 4:88's n my toy with 33's and with a v6 4.1 buick engine it was too much gear so I went to 4:56 gears and now run 35's I ran the 4:88's and 33's with the stock 4cyl and it seemed way too much gear for the tires but it was really peppy. but when I swapped in the v6 it made it like a race truck with low gears it wound out each gear so fast with the extra torque of the v6. I now am running the r150f tranny with the 4:56 gears and 35's and it seems to work real well for me.

I still have to get this all installed so I can't tell you how it will work just yet.

I will say with the 4:56 gears and the 4cyl it would probably be a dog but I drove it with 33's and 4:10's for years so when I got the 4:88's it seemed to wind out way to fast but it was just because I had gotten used to the 4:10's.

my engine let go soon after that and I swapped in the v6 and have regretted the gears every since. my v6 pushes well over 200 hp and would pull the 4:10's on the highway. but the 4cyl was a dog with the 4:10's and 33's

the 5:29's will put you back closer to stock gearing but to get exactly back to stock you would need something closer to the 4:88 or 4:56 with a 35 inch tire.

the wider tire and greater rolling distance and resistance will factor in as well as weight and wind resistance.

so go at least 4:88's and too make it a little more peppy go 5:29's

when I had the 4:88's and the 33's and the four cyl I didn't like it and wished I had went with the 4:56's

everyone likes the peppiness of the 5:29's but if you drive a lot of highway time like me you might like the 4:88's better
too much spent to go slow
too much spent to stay low
too much spent on the go
but it's fun you know

 
 
 
 
 

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