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Originally Posted by blackedoutharley
Yes... swapping gears would probably be easier with no mods required compared to swapping to a TKO or other overdrive manual trans.
A TKO with a 28" tall tire and 3.54 gears is just under 1600 rpm @ 55 mph.
There are gears available for your Dana 44 in both 3.08 ratio as well as 2.73.
The Dana 44 with 2.73 gears and a 28" tire spins the engine @ 1800 rpm @ 55mph although I am certain that depending on what engine you have you will not be happy with how it reacts from a dead stop... something with this tall of a gear would need to have a heavy flywheel to build up enough inertia to get it moving.
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Looks like you know your gearing, seeing as i didn't tell you that the 3:54's were a dana 10 bolt diff.
Looks like the 3:08's would be a good choice combined with the taller wheel. Yet torque issues are evident already with the 283 which has great power at high r.p.m. but needs down shifting on the hills with a load. Here is a pic of my engine if I can upload it to ya. This is a 1958 corvette or truck block.