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Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive?? #233160 05/03/2007 11:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Arlington Texas 2 235 Fat Fenders Shop Shark
235 Fat Fenders Shop Shark 2 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Arlington Texas	I went with the overdrive transmission in my 53 and a 3.90 rear end. This gives me a 2.73 final gear in o.d. on the highway. Getting over 20 mpg. Couldn't be happyer. Tom 1953 Chevolet 5 window

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Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	apbmalibu	05/03/2007 2:32 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	LONGBOX55	05/03/2007 2:34 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	WE b OLD	05/03/2007 2:36 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	bigbadswingdaddy	05/03/2007 3:23 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	OldSub	05/03/2007 3:31 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	steveg	05/03/2007 3:36 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	Flxible	05/03/2007 5:53 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	Grigg	05/03/2007 7:52 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	235 Fat Fenders	05/03/2007 11:27 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	apbmalibu	05/03/2007 11:57 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	dale937	05/03/2007 1:30 PM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	64fleetside	05/03/2007 2:12 PM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	Flxible	05/03/2007 2:43 PM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	apbmalibu	05/03/2007 3:00 PM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	Flxible	05/03/2007 3:06 PM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	chevman32	05/03/2007 3:49 PM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	rfs56trk	05/03/2007 5:53 PM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	LONGBOX55	05/05/2007 2:48 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	bigmacdaddy	05/05/2007 4:23 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	Super55	05/05/2007 6:56 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	ttodd	05/05/2007 11:27 AM
Re: Higher rear end gears or Overdrive??	Wrenchbender Ret.	05/05/2007 10:43 PM

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