Of any mod on my truck, the 4.10 conversion was the best bang for the buck.
At 03:39 PM 05/11/1999 -0400, you wrote:
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>On Tue, 11 May 1999, Jack Yates wrote:
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>> I've heard the rear gear ratio be 3.92 and I've also
>> heard 9 1/4, if this makes sense to anyone, whats the
>> difference?
>> Thanks
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> The gear ratio has to do with the number of teeth on the gears;
>a 3.92 ratio (3.92:1) means that your tires will spin once for every
>3.92 revolutions of the driveshaft. The lower the gear ratio
>(numerically higher), the better your accelleration will be (generally),
>and the higher the gear ratio (numerically lower), the better your top
>speed capability will be. I plan to install 4.10 gears in my Dak,
>which should help out quite a bit at the strip (I have 3.55 now), but
>will also lower my potential top speed. (And also make the rpm's
>higher at any particular speed, which usually has an adverse affect
>on gas mileage.)
>
> The 9 1/4 refers to the actual size of the gear. (9.25" in
>diameter) In general, the bigger the gear, the stronger it will
>be. Your 9.25 rearend is plenty beefy! My Dak only has an 8.25,
>and has already blown apart once. Many quick dragstrip cars use
>a Chrysler 8.75" or a Ford 9", or a Dana 60 (I don't know how big that
>is). One of these days, I'd like to put the 9.25 in my Dak...
>
> I think I got all that right; if I didn't I'm sure someone will say
>so. :-)
>
> -Jon-
>
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Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT/CC (V6)
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