im changing the rear end gears what do yall suggest
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Mountain Pass
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im changing the rear end gears what do yall suggest
Right now i have 3.08 gears I want to race a little its still a weekend truck b/c i have a work vehicle but its kinda a everyday driver ive thought about 3.73 do i need lower or higher gears or what have yall used
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It depends on what size tires you have on it. It also depends to a degree on whether your transmission has overdrive, what your top speed is, and what kind of mileage you expect out of it.
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my truck originaly came with 2.73 gears. It has a c6 in it. i switched to 3.50 gears at one point pretty good all around gear. I just recently went to 4.11 gears and i like it allot but the motors more built for it so the cam likes those gears. If you have a c6 i wouldnt go lower then 4.11 if your running stock size tires or you will really be tacking that motor down the highway. Mine tachs around 3400 at 65 atm
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Like previously mentioned, there are a couple factors that come into play for somthing like that, but 3.73 would be a good ratio for better acceleration, and still decent RPMs on the hwy with a stockish truck.
