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Re: Which gear ratio is best?? 48bigtrucks #544598 06/08/2009 6:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 239 NorCal 5 55 tractor Wrench Fetcher
55 tractor Wrench Fetcher 5 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 239 NorCal	Where do you intend to use the truck most? For anything but freeway the stock gears are usually fine. Do you have a tach? You say you have a 283. They will generally run 4000+ rpm happy as can be all day long. How tall are your rear tires? Devin If you can't hose it out it ain't a truck 55 3100 63 Corvair Monza 64 El Camino 72 240Z 01 Suburban

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Which gear ratio is best??	Adam61	06/08/2009 1:12 AM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	Flxible	06/08/2009 1:24 AM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	48bigtrucks	06/08/2009 1:53 AM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	55 tractor	06/08/2009 6:24 AM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	LONGBOX55	06/09/2009 3:03 AM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	Adam61	06/10/2009 6:13 AM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	55 tractor	06/13/2009 6:07 AM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	Adam61	06/21/2009 9:22 PM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	LONGBOX55	06/21/2009 10:17 PM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	Adam61	06/22/2009 11:07 PM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	LONGBOX55	06/23/2009 1:01 AM
Re: Which gear ratio is best??	Adam61	06/23/2009 1:04 AM

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