Would 3.21's work on a 4.7 durango? My friend has a 96 formula firebird with 3.2x
gears and he gets 27 MPG on the freeway with his 325 HP 5.7 liter engine. His 6th
gear is a .5 ratio and at 140 MPH his tack is at 3400 RPM's.
-=Mike
Tim J Koth wrote:
> 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.
>
> ---- previous posts ---
>
> 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.
> >
-- -=Mike Kuriger 1991 Isuzu Impulse RS 1.8 2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 4.7 http://www.isuzu-mods.com http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/NgFQdD9vkNHNg
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