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Old 10-05-2017, 01:13 PM   #12
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Re: Advice Needed on Diff Re-Gear/Tranny Swap Dilemma

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Originally Posted by cleszkie View Post
Throwing in an overdrive transmission is not going to overcome your 4.83gears. If you want the benefit of an overdrive, you need to have some more reasonable gearing in the axles. Something more in the range of 4.10 with 35" tires.
I have 4:10's with my 33"s and OD transmission. I definitely would not want a stiffer gear. I think he'll be fine running 35"s with an OD transmission IMHO. A quick calculation puts him around 2000 RPM @ 60MPH which is perfect.
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