I may have missed an earlier email about this or something, but it he's running
3.21's right now, is this a 4 cylinder? If so he's got completely different
gear ratios for his tranny than the 6's and 8's. If he goes slapping 3.92 gears
in his rear he may end up maxed out at 61 mph on the highway and first gear
will be all but useless. Just something to think about..... Obviously a
reputable gear vendor will be ale to help him there when he calls to buy his
gear set.
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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 10:02:40 US/Central
From: bernd@texas.net
Subject: Re: DML: gear ratios & acceleration
Yes.
My buddies (sold now) '98 Sport 5.2L with 3.55's and mine with 4.10's. I took
him out of the hole every single time with my V6. ;)
If you really want to run some decent "All Around" gears, the 3.90:1 works very
well for street/strip and with minimal (if any) loss in mileage.
- - Bernd
> This may be a dumb question because the answer is probably
> common sense, but - has anyone ever done a head-to-head
> comparison of two dakotas, identical except for the two trucks
> having different gear ratios? I am just curious as to how
> much of a disadvantage I have with the 3.21 gears. I'd like
> to know what kind of difference 3.55 gears or better would
> do for my off-the-line potency.
>
> thanks,
> Kevin D.
>
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