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Old Mar 2, 2022 | 12:59 PM
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RPM?

82 F350 C/C 351W T18 4.56 gears in diff. What kind of RPM am I running with this setup at 45 and 55 mph? It sure seems to be screaming at 55.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2022 | 01:17 PM
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You forgot to mention tire size. With tire size, actually circumference, you can calculate rpm at any given speed with one of many online calculators.
 
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With 4.56 you will be screaming at highway speeds. Most people don't even like 4.10 gears. That's why I put a overdrive trans in my truck, it has 4.10's in it.
 
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Originally Posted by raytasch
You forgot to mention tire size. With tire size, actually circumference, you can calculate rpm at any given speed with one of many online calculators.
I should have known that. Tires are 235/85/16.
 
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At 55 MPH I got about 2700 RPM
At 60 MPH I got about 2900 RPM
They just dont look right to me, little to low.
All from the site below

https://www.garysgaragemahal.com/calculators.html

What would have been nice 2 years ago would have been to get Advance Adapter's Range Splitter over drive but they no longer make it
Think I got 1 of the last they made just as this virus hit as I had to wait a long time to get mine but love it.
Dave ----
 
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55 will be 2,650
70---- 3,370


Because math....
 
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