4.88's on my 86

[rodney chambers]

i am thinkin bout putting the bluggy runnin gear under the 86. my question is how can i find out how 4.88's and 35" sx tires run down the highway with the 305 700r4 setup?

 

[muddybuddy]

there are some website, im sure somebody will post them up. its gonna be high rpms. lots of power tho on the trail

 

[TBair]

richmond gears website has calculaters that will tell u everything u wanna know

 

[rodney chambers]

what is the overdrive ratio for 700r4

 

[norville]

0.70

bob

 

[6.2Blazer]

4.88 axle gears with the 700r4 in 4th (OD) would be equivalent on the highway to a truck with a TH350 or TH400 with 3.42 gears (4.88 x 0.70 = 3.42). I doubt anybody will say that 35" tires with 3.42 gears would be too low of gearing for running down the highway.