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Old 01-19-2009, 08:59 AM   #1
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Gear & Tire Info

For those who have been wondering and questioning your current gearing.


Gear Ratio & Tire Size Chart

Gear Ratio

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D
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3.31 3.42 3.55 3.73 3.91 4.11 4.27 4.56 4.88 5.13 5.29 5.38 5.71 6.17 7.17

27" 2677 2766 2872 3017 3163 3325 3454 3689 3947 4150 4279 4352 4619 4991 5800
28" 2582 2668 2769 2909 3050 3206 3331 3557 3806 4001 4126 4196 4454 4813 5593
29" 2493 2576 2674 2809 2945 3095 3216 3434 3675 3863 3984 4052 4300 4647 5400
30" 2410 2490 2584 2715 2846 2992 3109 3320 3553 3735 3851 3917 4157 4492 5220
31" 2332 2409 2501 2628 2755 2896 3008 3213 3838 3614 3727 3790 4023 4347 5051
32" 2259 2334 2423 2546 2696 2805 2914 3112 3331 3501 3610 3672 3897 4211 4894
33" 2191 2263 2349 2469 2588 2720 2826 3018 3230 3395 3501 3561 3779 4093 4745
34" 2126 2197 2280 2396 2512 2640 2743 2929 3135 3295 3398 3456 3668 3963 4606
35" 2065 2134 2215 2328 2440 2565 2664 2845 3045 3201 3301 3357 3563 3850 4474
36" 2008 2075 2154 2263 2372 2493 2590 2766 2961 3112 3209 3264 3464 3743 4350
37" 1954 2019 2095 2203 2308 2426 2520 2692 2881 3028 3123 3176 3370 3642 4243
38" 1902 1966 2040 2144 2247 2362 2454 2621 2805 2948 3040 3092 3282 3546 4121
39" 1854 1915 1988 2089 2190 2302 2391 2554 2733 2873 2962 3013 3198 3455 4015
40" 1807 1867 1938 2037 2135 2244 2331 2490 2664 2801 2888 2937 3118 3369 3915
41" 1763 1822 1891 1987 2083 2189 2275 2429 2599 2733 2818 2866 3042 3287 3819
42" 1721 1778 1846 1940 2033 2137 2220 2371 2538 2668 2751 2798 2969 3208 3728
43" 1681 1737 1803 1894 1986 2087 2169 2316 2479 2606 2687 2733 2900 3134 3642
44" 1643 1698 1762 1851 1941 2040 2119 2263 2422 2546 2626 2670 2834 3063 3559



Link to the web page, has a full color chart & additional info:
http://www.4lo.com/calc/geartable.htm

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Old 01-19-2009, 09:22 AM   #2
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Re: Gear & Tire Info

Nice post. This really should get added to the Index sticky.
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Old 01-19-2009, 10:49 AM   #3
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Re: Gear & Tire Info

Whoo baby found another good one.

http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html
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Old 01-20-2009, 10:36 PM   #4
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Re: Gear & Tire Info

Nice, I am the yellow with my 31's and 3.73 gears. Thanks for the info.
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Old 01-21-2009, 04:28 PM   #5
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Ok, call me stupid, but what kind of numbers do I want
to see? (Do I want a higher or lower number in column)
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Old 01-21-2009, 04:45 PM   #6
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Re: Gear & Tire Info

I'm in the green with both of my vehicles. As most know, my vehicles spend most of their time on the road (no time or place nearby to offroad) and when I had my 35"s on my 70 K5 with 4.11 gears, I really liked that combo. With the 4.56 gears in my 69 K20, highway driving with the 35"s puts the rpms pretty high.
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Old 01-21-2009, 06:57 PM   #7
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My blazer when finished will have 3.42 rear // 245/45/17 tire, and the 700r4 that is in it now. If you do the math it should turn 2000 RPM at 65 MPH With a 3 speed trans it would turn about 2900 RPM.
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Old 01-21-2009, 07:05 PM   #8
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That's the kinda thing I was trying to figure out.

Project: YFTSB - Will also have 3.42's and a 700r

So I need the overall height of the rear tire info?
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Old 02-25-2009, 03:09 PM   #9
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Re: Gear & Tire Info

Mother of all gear ratio calculators.

http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html

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Old 02-25-2009, 03:24 PM   #10
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Re: Gear & Tire Info

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Mother of all gear ratio calculators.

http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html
I've been looking at that one for few months now. I love the amount of options you get to choose from, not to mention the side by side comparison.
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Old 11-24-2009, 07:56 AM   #11
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Always good to know stuff.
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Old thread but good reading.

Bump for those who might be curious.
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Re: Gear & Tire Info

Might want to edit the original post and add a couple of key items....

What is the MPH these values are for?
The "Values" are engine RPM in high gear (1:1), or are these overdrive numbers?


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Old 10-05-2010, 02:46 PM   #14
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I just did the copy & paste, not my charts.

I was only trying to help out, can't take any resonsibility for missing or incomplete info.
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I just did the copy & paste, not my charts.

I was only trying to help out, can't take any resonsibility for missing or incomplete info.
Kurt,

Wasn't trying to bust balls....just looking to help update the first post in the thread a little.

The site you linked to specifies that those RPM values are at 65MPH, and a 1:1 ratio (non-OD) transmission.



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Old 10-06-2010, 06:12 AM   #16
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Kurt,

Wasn't trying to bust balls....just looking to help update the first post in the thread a little.

The site you linked to specifies that those RPM values are at 65MPH, and a 1:1 ratio (non-OD) transmission.



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Yeah, having the OD values would be nice, I agree.

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Old 10-06-2010, 12:28 PM   #17
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Re: Gear & Tire Info

Thanks for the link, I'm trying to figure out why my Blazer is so low geared and I'm thinking that maybe the T221 may be the low gear variety if its the same gear ratio as the 205(3:1) version. Anyone know for sure if the 221 was the 1.96 or 3.00 final gear? I have no idea what my rear gears are. Just know that at 2K rpm I can get about 30-35 mph out of it.
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