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Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH? #69612 12/14/2006 9:24 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Elko, Nv. S speed 6351 Shop Shark
speed 6351 Shop Shark S Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Elko, Nv.	I think the easiest and cheapest would be to pick up a set of 16" wheels and a decent used set of LT235/85R-16 tires for it. If you're running a 4.10 rear end,you'll be running about 3,110 rpm at 70 mph,that comes down to 2,900 rpm at 65 mph. You'd probably be into it under $200.00 Speed 1954 GMC 350 1957 GMC 1/2 ton 1962 Chevy C-30 1952 Chevy 6400 dump bed project truck '98 Harley FLSTC '66 Pontiac Catalina '76 Chevy 1 ton Duallie '84 Bronco II '78 Dodge W-200 '81 Toyota 4X4 truck

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Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	ApacheManSlim60	12/04/2006 6:54 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	bigmacdaddy	12/04/2006 9:22 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	desertdog	12/04/2006 10:22 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	tclederman	12/04/2006 10:31 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	doc41	12/04/2006 10:58 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Wrenchbender Ret.	12/04/2006 11:37 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Tractor78	12/05/2006 12:05 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	ApacheManSlim60	12/05/2006 12:27 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Hot Rod Dad	12/05/2006 12:53 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Flxible	12/05/2006 2:06 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	ApacheManSlim60	12/05/2006 2:45 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	LONGBOX55	12/05/2006 3:31 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Flxible	12/05/2006 4:33 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Wrenchbender Ret.	12/05/2006 10:08 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	rfs56trk	12/05/2006 10:17 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	DearthVader	12/08/2006 1:12 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Flxible	12/08/2006 1:31 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	rfs56trk	12/14/2006 5:20 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	speed 6351	12/14/2006 9:24 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	ApacheManSlim60	12/15/2006 11:07 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	speed 6351	12/16/2006 4:04 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Denny Graham	12/16/2006 2:07 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Hot Rod Dad	12/16/2006 7:34 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Denny Graham	12/16/2006 9:49 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	speed 6351	12/17/2006 2:29 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	bigmacdaddy	12/17/2006 2:57 AM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Anonymous	12/18/2006 8:44 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	Hot Rod Dad	12/19/2006 5:07 PM
Re: Improving Driving Speed?? Maybe to 65MPH?	coilover	12/23/2006 11:13 AM

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