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Old 01-04-2009 | 06:41 PM
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This time it is about my acceleration, from a dead stop my tach goes up to about 2k before I notice any real movement with my truck, after that it is fine. I did not really notice this untill after I put the 35's on there, could they be to heavy for a stock driveline set up?

Sorry I make these alot, but most of my cars have been alot older with standards and carb setups so these new fangled deals are new to me.
 
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Old 01-04-2009 | 06:47 PM
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depends on what gears you have in the differential. if you have 3.55's, the tires would be killing your acceleration. 4.10s are better suited for that tire size.
 
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Old 01-04-2009 | 06:51 PM
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I have the stock gears AFAIK, but these tires are just temporary and I am probally going to go to a much smaller tire size 32's as this is a tow vehicle i really dont need big *** tires, but with the lift I need a little bit bigger than normal.
 
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Old 01-04-2009 | 06:56 PM
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Those big tires are killing your overall gear ratio, which is going to smoke to your tranny and it sounds like its already going to take a dump soon
 
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Old 01-04-2009 | 06:59 PM
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most people dont know to regear the diff when making a big tire swap. bigger gears takes the strain off the drivetrain.

id hurry up and swap those tires out, or regear before you tear somethin up
 
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Old 01-04-2009 | 07:03 PM
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I know to re-gear with bigger tires but these were free tires and rims wich were needed becasue the 33's I had were to worn out, I could take the 32's off my JEEP but I am not sure the rims would fit from an 80 CJ5 to a 96 ram. That and the tires on my JEEP are all cut up and I am not sure how well they would hold up tot he weight of the truck
 
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Old 01-04-2009 | 07:07 PM
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Buying new tires that are smaller will sure be alot cheaper than paying for a tranny build or and APS one
 



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