Instead of chasing that elusive "sweet spot" in the performance envelope with all sorts of creative gear changes, why not just build some more torque into the engine, and/or flatten the torque curve where a few RPM's difference doesn't really matter? The old NASCAR adage applies here- - - -"Horsepower is to brag about- - - -torque wins races!"
Jerry
Jerry, I'm not really chasing a sweet spot, and not looking at creative gear changes. I'm just trying to figure out ahead of time a range of gear ratios that would work ahead of my search for an open drive rear end for the truck. I asked about 3.55 specifically only because I found a center section in that ratio. (and it turns out I can't use it anyway as per our discussion in the other thread)
That being said, I'm all for building more torque, but I'm not looking to spend an arm and a leg doing so. I just want to cruise around in my truck!
