How to ID 8"or 8.8

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  1. Bryant

    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    3.80s will give it allot of get up and go. it will be reving over 3000 rpm on the freeway.
     
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    Thanks man we sit trying to do the math on paper me, an on calculator the wife, and the old friend that i called to set up the rear for us, said DUDE you no how just crush the thing, i work for a living LOL
     
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    With those tires (25" tall) you don't want to go higher than 3.50's. With that ratio, you're going to be turning 2800-2900 rpms at 60 mph. I've got 3.50's in mine with 26.5 tires and the rpms at 60 run around 2600-2700, it's a happy medium between town and highway driving.
     
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    he said he wants stop light to stop light performance and will hardly have any freeway driving. 3.80s will work just fine for his described driving needs.
    http://www.chrismans.com/Calculators.html
    you can play with the different calculator on this page to help get an idea of how the different gears will effect your car.
     

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