513 gears w/ 35" tires?

[sputch]

Will running 5:13 gears and 35" tires make my freeway experience a nightmare? This is a 14FF locked and Dana44 open.

 

[hi pinion]

I would think youd get a killer launching type effect out of the hole i was gonna run that setup at one point and time, i think it would be fine. IF you have a 700r4.

 

[sputch]

Forget to mention that. Yes its a 700r4 as well.

 

[BIG*RED]

now i could be wrong but i had a tranny shop tell me one time, that with the 700r4, 35s and 513s..you would have a nice crawl ability, and when the over drive kicked in, it would be equal to 410s...
don't know how true that is tho..

 

[Zeitler]

actually it's way taller than 4.10 ..

Fourth gear: 0.7 x T-case high: 1 x Differential: 5.13 = Final Drive: 3.59

i would do it ..i'm gonna run 4.56's with 33"s

 

[85mudblazin]

I am running 4.88's and 35's, I wish I had went with 5.13's. At 65mph I am turning about 2200 rpm and up around 75mph I am turning around 2800.
I say if you have a 700r4 then go for it.

 

[spincast375]

why is it so dependent on a 700r4?

 

[MOBK5]

^Overdrive.

 

[Leper]

why is it so dependent on a 700r4?

700r4 has overdrive

 

[k5freak44]

i cant wait to have 5:13s driving my 36's

the 3:42s are just killing me

 

[Leper]

35" AND 3.08
Yea I need to re-gear. I haven't put my truck in overdrive in the 2 weeks I've had the tires. Still waiting for that cheap D60 to swap in before I do gears

 

[tx_sub]

Still waiting for that cheap D60 to swap in before I do gears

good luck with that.

 

[sweetk30]

700r ? dont forget his big brother 4l80-e


5.13/35 tires = lots of eating rice

 

[Jonny-K5]

if you do alot of 80+mph commuting i would go with 4.88

otherwise 5.13 with a 700 that has a functioning lockup converter would be sweet. especially for a weezy stock engine.

 

[85454blazer]

I am running 5.13s in my 60 and 14 bolt with a 454 turbo 350 208 2500 stall convertor and at 65 I am turning 2900 rpm with 39.5 boggers/swampers

 

[jekbrown]

yep, go 5.13 and don't ever look back. the 700 has a nice low 1st gear (for an auto) as well, so you'll have good 'launching' ability.

j

 

[Ned Kelly]

I've got a 1954 M37 Dodge (Chev is dd and heavy wheeler, M37 project truck) with 5.83 diffs. I plan on running a 350/700r4 and Q78-16 Swampers.

 

[redneckdude]

No reason not to run 5.13s, if/since you are gonna regear, on a truck with an OD trans. OD will bring the gearing down so much like others have said, bringin it to a reasonable level...plus it gives for flexibility if you ever wanna go bigger...even 44s if you wanted (not that i would ever do that). Im gonna be gettin a 14b in a few weeks, gonna gear it to 5.13s, and run my 33s for a lil while...its all i got and can't afford the whole 9 yards at once. It will be a fun lil ride to work and back and i shouldn't have to worry about freeway driving with it...I wouldn't want to run 5.13s with 35s if you do A LOT of freeway driving...but if you do a lot of wheeling and city driving, i say go for it.

 

[RootBreaker]

WOW.. wish I had overdrive...

I churn 3000rpm's @ 74mph!!!!!! hmmmm nv4500 time???

oh yeah 4.56's and 40" hawgs (38.8 true)

 

[89GMCSuburban]

Gross, I have 4.10 on 36's and that has NO balls in OD up here.