5.13 or 5.38?

[BIGRED74K20]

i have a 74 k20 with a 350/th350/205 and D60/Corp. 14 curently with 4.56's with 38.5 bogs. im puting in a e locker up front and puting 39.5 tsl's on. so i figured im that far might as well put some lower gears in it since its not going to be a daily driver anymore. so whats your input?

 

[ProJunkRacing]

5.13 is where i wanna be and i run 44's but with a 4 spd

 

[nvrenuf]

If I were you, I count on the 5.13's. I know there's a lot of talk about 5.38's for the 14 bolt but I don't think anyone actually has any for sale nor do they have an expected release date.

That said, if 5.38's suddenly appear I would go with them.

 

[TeK]

5.38s should be available by fall from the vendors I've talked to. I'll be running 5.13s till the 5.38s are out.

 

[muddybuddy]

you can "buy" 5.38s on ebay, but they arent ready...so i duno how that works. just get the 5.13s

 

[TeK]

yea the 5.38s available on eBay are just pre-orders for when the vendors get them.

 

[BIGRED74K20]

sounds good, do you guys know if the 5.38's are a thick gear tho

 

[TeK]

I'm not exactly sure but from the comparison shots I've seen the 5.13s and 5.38s are the same thickness

 

[6.2Blazer]

There's really not much difference in the gear ratio effect between a 5.13 and 5.38.

If the 5.38 ratio was actually available and a comparable price to the 5.13 I would go that route, but if I already had 5.13's installed there is no way I would change to 5.38's..............I honestly doubt you would be able to tell much if any difference between the two.

 

[muddybuddy]

sounds good, do you guys know if the 5.38's are a thick gear tho

i believe they are thick gears.

ive got 5.13s with 39.5s, its sweet!!! no need for the 5.38s that dont exist yet