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Old 09-14-2010, 08:56 AM
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Thanks guys, that helps alot. So im now in the market for 4:56 gears, if anyone knows of a good price let me know. So far i have found $589 for the whole kit and those are Genuine Gear. Is this a good deal?

And by the way i currently have 3:55's so yeah i need something better.
 
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Old 09-14-2010, 12:07 PM
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They got a bad rap for noise some years back, so you'll probably see some negative feedback on them, but I've been running Genuine's since April of '05 without a single hint of a whine. At last fluid change they looked perfect. Pyro runs them in the rear of his 4x2 also and they've never made a sound.

The Lifetime Warranty and price is what got me to try them.

Gears are ALL about the install. Find you a good, experienced installer, pay his price and you should be fine regardless of the brand, except US Gears. The cheapest gears on the market and NOBODY has been able to install them and keep them from whining!!!
 
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Old 09-14-2010, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PhotogTom
Frankly, I don't think these trucks can come anything close to topping out on RPM in the top two gears anyway. My guess is that the best top speed capability would come in 3rd gear if you're geared right. Your revs will be up in the power band, and you'll have the advantage of not being in overdrive. Not ideal for cruising, but for a test run, it'd be interesting to see what kind of top speed could be produced (on a track, of course - don't try this at home).

Of course, the governor is usually the limiting device.Any idea what the top speed governor setting is on these trucks? I know that it can be changed with a tuner, but I'm wondering what Dodge sets it at.
Mine was 105 since it cae with GY LS tires that were speed rated to 112. I upped it once I got H rated tires.
 
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Old 09-14-2010, 03:34 PM
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haha i have ran my 03 hemi way past 120mph and i have 456 gears and i get there prettey quick with nitrous !!! i love the gears with my 3k stall converter and i shoot nx from a dig its neck breaking with slicks !!! i had to have custom u bolts made and calatrac traction bars and a custom driveshaft i kept breaking the stock ones and stock u bolts :-)
 
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Old 09-14-2010, 04:00 PM
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Never did understand why they'd use an aluminum driveshaft in the 4x2s???
 
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haha i have ran my 03 hemi way past 120mph and i have 456 gears and i get there prettey quick with nitrous !!! i love the gears with my 3k stall converter and i shoot nx from a dig its neck breaking with slicks !!! i had to have custom u bolts made and calatrac traction bars and a custom driveshaft i kept breaking the stock ones and stock u bolts :-)
NX is cheatin'!

J/K - It looks like you've got yours set up to run fast! How's your 1/4 mile times?
 
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Member on another forum is selling new 4.56 Motives front and rears for $450 shipped.
 
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x2 and what gear and rpm are you trapping? with and without spray? Sounds like a Go-er. I personally stop at 120 since i am at the top of 3rd. No need to go to OD. Prob' going to be worse when i change out my 4.10's.

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J/K - It looks like you've got yours set up to run fast! How's your 1/4 mile times?
 

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Old 09-14-2010, 05:27 PM
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haha man, idk i ran a procharged CRUSTANG with his bottle !! the other day on the highway and man i ran my speedo till it barried at 120 and the rpms kept a climbing and i was spraying everything i had we were door and door man i was mad i didnt beat him by a inch lol !!! but i havent ran a 1/4 mile yet the closest to me is in ga and im in greenville sc, and i have a few 1/8th mile tracks Hints the 4:56's haha.....ill have to look at the 0-60ft and 0-100ft times but the time at the 1/8th was 8.90 no bottle and with the bottle it was around 8 flat !!! but thats also on slicks both runs, no telling what id do on street tires. they stock aluminum drive shaft sucks big ****** !!!! i twisted 2 in half then had one made :-) thanks to carolina driveline
 
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by the way that mustang was on the bottle and 10lbs of boost, i got him to pull over and was like wtf man !!!! stock motor isnt gonna handle that too long, he was a idiot !!
 


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