Torque Transfer...Simple as that.
I had purchased my '97 Dak (V6/5Spd/2Wd) with the 3.55:1 Sure-Grip and was
always able to "smoke" the 31 BFG's without any problems...drop the clutch @
3000rpm. Now, I have 3.92:1 and can barely "smoke" them...I can still get
them to "chirp" when shifting to 2nd...but don't feel like breaking my axles
anytime soon.
So there are people out there that CAN burn their tires with 3.55's and
large tires...whoopee...I'll race them anyday offroad....hehehehe....
Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
bernd@texas.net
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd
1997 Dakota SLT-CC (3.9L)
License Plate Frame: "Don't Follow Me...I'm Trolling for Toyota's"
Song for the Day: "Gonna buy me a Dodge Truck and blow those Fords off the
road....."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Mitzi &
> David Fishman
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 10:06 PM
> To: Dakota Mailing List
> Subject: DML: Re: 4x4: Can you smoke 'em?
>
>
> >From all the responses to this thread, it appears that 80% of the
> respondants can't read, and the rest are friggin' liars! I said 97+
> auto 4x4 w/ 31" tires and 3.92 gears. So, I get a couple of guys with
> 5speeds, a couple guys with pre-96's, a couple of guys with 235 tires, a
> couple of guys with 3.55a guy with motorcycle tires on his truck, and
> some guy who can smoke his Uncle Boogers Bumper Dumper! The few guys
> who can read *and* tell the truth can't smoke their tires either. I
> love this list!
>
> So, could someone who actually knows something, please tell me why it
> appears that 3.55 gears smoke the tires better than 3.92's? That seems
> counterintuitive to me. It seems like the taller gears should work
> better.
>
> Cheers,
> fish
> 99 SLT+ CC V8 4x4
>
>
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