gear ratio

[79 K5]

I'm considering buying new gears for my 79 K5. I'm running 33's now, but when the MT/Rs die, I'll probably move up to 35's. I know those tires can spin a little faster! Anyone have any suggestions on what ratio to run? I don't want to change again after getting 35's.

Jesse

 

[fr8train]

Go to this site, www.4lo.com, and use the gearing calculators. Your question has a lot of answers dependant upon your uses and running gear. I would go with 4.56. That me though. Hope this helps.

 

[BurbinOR]

I too am about to go the route of setting up the gearing/tire combo for the future. I also agree with 35" tires, 4.56 seems about right. Turning 3000 rpm (give or take a couple hundred) at 70 mph is OK with me. I have a Turbo 350 trans, now if I had a reliable/built 700R4, I would go to 4.88's in a heartbeat.

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