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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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I ran 5:29 gears on my 85 Toyota. 35's and the mighty 22RE 4 cylinder. It actually worked pretty good.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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can anyone figure the rpms out for me?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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With a 30" diameter tire going 60mph:

3.55 gears 1669 rpms
3.92 gears 1844 rpms
4.10 gears 1928 rpms
4.56 gears 2145 rpms (2011 with 32" tires)

+/- depending upon tires
 

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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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guys im really thinking about pullin the trigger...
 
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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Just go for it! Unless you like cruising at 80mph alot .... then you might want to think twice. But until you get over that 60mph mark, the rpms arent too bad. And if you do bigger tires, it will work out even more in your favor.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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just do it cuz i wanna know if its worth it
 
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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is there any way to find out like what 70 mph is??
 
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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@ 70 MPH with 30" tires and 4.56 gears = 2502 rpms (32" tire 2346 rpm)

With 32" tires you can reach 172 mph at 6000 rpm
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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hahah
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 11:39 AM
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HAHA how are you figuring this out?
 
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