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What gears would be ideal for my setup?

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Old 05-20-2011, 06:34 PM
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Default What gears would be ideal for my setup?
Very hard decision here
I have a 99 ram with a 6 in lift with 35" tires with stock gears(3.5)
mainly used on road(60 mph) and occasional off road.
I located a guy wanting to swap chunks with 4.56 gears.
Is 4.56 too low of a gear?

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your tranny, economy, and available power/torque will REALLY appreciate the 4.56's.. GET THEM.. no kidding, get 'em..
 
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your tranny, economy, and available power/torque will REALLY appreciate the 4.56's.. GET THEM.. no kidding, get 'em..
thank you for the quick response! Looks like ill make a deal with the guy
 
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assuming you have a 1500 that came with factory tires 225-75-16, the tire size calculator says they are 29.3 inches in diameter.

so 29.2 / 35 = .834 as the ratio of tire change.

3.55 / 4.10 = .866 (still higher)

3.55 / 4.56 = .779 (a touch lower.... very good choice).
 
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