I cruise all day long at 60mph with a 216, 3spd, 4.11:1 rear end with a torque tube.

One of the keys to that is not to put dinky small diameter tires on the truck. I put original style 16" rims with large diameter tires ~30" . 225/85-R16 is the closest modern size to original bias ply.
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Last edited by Otto Skorzeny; 10/30/2024 11:57 PM.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)