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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 07:26 PM
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which gears should I use?

I am in the process of building an 85 F150 that is gonna have a fairly stock (no internal mods) 302 with a manual T18 with the final gear being 1:1. I want to drive this thing on the highways, but I don't want it to be a dog in town. What rear axle gears should I use? I am installing an axle from an 89 as they are easier to change the gears in, and more complete axles are available at the wreckers for gear sets.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 07:41 PM
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A 3.55 gear is a good choice.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 08:33 PM
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I was kinda undicided between 308's or 355's. I still am. Guess i gotta decide how much highway driving i'm gonna do. If it's not gonna need to go 70MPH often, than I would prefer the 355's.
 
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