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Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing? dantheman49-6400 #806364 12/13/2011 3:16 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 Lexington, VA G Grigg .
Grigg . G Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 Lexington, VA	Originally Posted by dantheman49-6400 So back to my original question, is there gear sets i can replace in with the current axle i have now?... previously answered Originally Posted by rustednuts One more thing, you won't find a better range of gear ratio than the 6.11 in high that the 2 speed has. I think it has around 8.17 or some such in low range. Jeff

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1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	dantheman49-6400	12/07/2011 10:07 PM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	truckernix	12/07/2011 10:47 PM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	dantheman49-6400	12/08/2011 12:17 AM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	crenwelge	12/08/2011 2:06 AM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	truckernix	12/08/2011 2:30 AM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	rustednuts	12/08/2011 7:20 AM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	rustednuts	12/08/2011 7:21 AM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	dantheman49-6400	12/12/2011 6:11 AM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	Grigg	12/12/2011 3:07 PM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	dantheman49-6400	12/13/2011 6:28 AM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	Grigg	12/13/2011 3:16 PM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	dantheman49-6400	12/13/2011 7:23 PM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	crenwelge	12/14/2011 6:33 AM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	Grigg	12/14/2011 2:32 PM
Re: 1949 chevy 6400 2 speed axle better gearing?	dantheman49-6400	12/14/2011 7:39 PM

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