I have a 235 in my 1952 and 3.55 gears. I also run pretty tall 6.50 x 16 tires. I wouldn't want to gear it any higher than it is and will switch to 6.00 x 16 tires if I ever wear these out. I do have hills and it will maintain speed but takes a lot of throttle to do so. I think I would have trouble towing even a light weight boat. I wish there was something more like a 3.73 gear set for my stock rear end.
