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k5b · 02-06-2005, 12:20 AM

Right now i have 3.42 gears and 31 inch tires, soon i will have 36 inch tires should I go with 4.10 or 4.56 gears? this is my daily driver for a while and will be used on the highway.

79BIG10 · 02-06-2005, 05:17 AM

What tranny are you running? If you have an overdrive that will make a big difference on the highway.

cochino12 · 02-06-2005, 12:36 PM

4:56w/th350 or 4:88 w/700r

k5b · 02-06-2005, 02:06 PM

I have the 700r trans

SanitysBane · 02-06-2005, 04:00 PM

a 4.10:1 would be perfect

phantom dually · 02-06-2005, 04:31 PM

I 2nd the 4:10. I have a 4.56 with the 4l60e tranny. wish I had went 4:10. I also have 33" tire.

1972 · 02-07-2005, 02:56 AM

I would go with a 4.56 for a 36" tire and an OD transmission.

k5b · 02-07-2005, 08:40 PM

yeah I will go with the 4.56. thanks guys

*1FaastC10* · 02-07-2005, 11:04 PM

4.10s would eat a 700R4 in a very short order of time unless you had a HUGE cooler.

Destructo · 02-07-2005, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1FaastC10

4.10s would eat a 700R4 in a very short order of time unless you had a HUGE cooler.

I'm running 3.42 gears and 33" tires with a 700r4, I feel sorry for it

I got a nice big cooler and it seems to be holding up fine, even towing about 4500-5000 lbs worth of trailer.

02-06-2005, 12:20 AM	#1
k5b Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bushkill,PA Posts: 38	gears and tire size Right now i have 3.42 gears and 31 inch tires, soon i will have 36 inch tires should I go with 4.10 or 4.56 gears? this is my daily driver for a while and will be used on the highway. __________________ 85 K5 Blazer

02-06-2005, 05:17 AM	#2
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,775	What tranny are you running? If you have an overdrive that will make a big difference on the highway. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

02-06-2005, 12:36 PM	#3
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	4:56w/th350 or 4:88 w/700r __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

02-06-2005, 02:06 PM	#4
k5b Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bushkill,PA Posts: 38	I have the 700r trans __________________ 85 K5 Blazer

02-06-2005, 04:00 PM	#5
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	a 4.10:1 would be perfect __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

02-06-2005, 04:31 PM	#6
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,793	I 2nd the 4:10. I have a 4.56 with the 4l60e tranny. wish I had went 4:10. I also have 33" tire. __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

02-07-2005, 02:56 AM	#7
1972 Majician Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In the Middle Posts: 329	I would go with a 4.56 for a 36" tire and an OD transmission.

02-07-2005, 08:40 PM	#8
k5b Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bushkill,PA Posts: 38	yeah I will go with the 4.56. thanks guys __________________ 85 K5 Blazer

02-07-2005, 11:04 PM	#9
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	4.10s would eat a 700R4 in a very short order of time unless you had a HUGE cooler.



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