Re: Guttless 318!!?

From: David Henry (dhenry@advdata.net)
Date: Tue Mar 02 1999 - 20:24:33 EST


> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 01:04:28 -0500
> From: Kevin Rankin <KevinRankin@mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: DML: Guttless 318!!?
>
> At 05:29 PM 2/28/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >never run like 220 horses should. Dealer says (repeatedly) that it's all
> >good, nothing's wrong. First of all, it,s a 318 w\NV3500 4X4 CC (black)
> pretty s.o.b.
> <snip>
> >Ultra 7X15 rims with 31X11.50 Bridgestone HTs. Custom made wooden
> >tool boxes/matress support (for campouts) Truck's way nice, but
> >WON'T GO! HELP ME !!! Thanks, Brad
>
> Ok, quick question...what was the original tire size on the truck before
> you got the rims and tires?
>
>
> Kevin Rankin
> KRRankin@earthlink.net
>
> "Out of the modem, through the server,
> past the router, around the firewall,
> NOTHIN' BUT NET!!"

Along those lines, what rear gear ratio do you have? I have the 3.21 (Ugh)
and even increasing an inch in tire height really killed the truck. I
would think that with a 31" you would want the 3.9x gears to compensate for
the tires.

David Henry '94 CC 4x4 318 5Spd in MI



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