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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 09:09 AM
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i have a 99 1500 2wd i am looking to do a gear change. i am looking for more acceleration. i have 3.55 in it know. i have a shuperchip tunner, headers and cat back dual exaust. what would you guy recommend going to.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 09:13 AM
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Probably 4.10s but I'm not a gearing expert. What size of tires do you have?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 09:18 AM
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i have 275/75/16 i just dont wount to run high rpm on the freeway
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:17 AM
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4.10 or if you really want a new beast 4.56 the 10s are a little better on gas if you do a lot of highway driving the 56s puts all power to the ground and there are even a few guy that have really gone big with 4.88s but that's now a highway friendly gear
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 12:43 PM
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I have 33x12.50s and I'm still running stock 3.55s. Hopefully after it comes back from the shop with everything I'm doing to it, it'll run like a champ. I'll probably change my gears to 4.10s in Spring anyway.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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do you know what rpm you would run at 70mph with 4.56
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 09:57 PM
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Depends entirely on tire size
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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This is the best gear/tire ratio change calculator...ever.

http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html

All the others are posers or wannabes.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 08:51 AM
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ok i mest up and i have 235/75/16. that gear chart dont have a place of no tranfercase i have a 2wd
 

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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 09:20 AM
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Just leave t-case at 1:1 then.
 
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