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Old 06-08-2010, 07:54 AM
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Default 3.23 to 3.42 gear swap
With my mods in sig, would I benefit much from going to 3.42's? Trying to eliminate the dead spot at 30-35mph to 50mph.
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Old 06-08-2010, 09:16 AM
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no....pointless gear swap.
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agree^,switching from 3.23 to 3.42 would only be a 6% increase in torque to rear wheels,definitely not enough to eliminate/compensate for a deadspot that last for 20mph(30-50).
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so I take it 3.73 gears would be better gear combo for my setup?
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so I take it 3.73 gears would be better gear combo for my setup?
absolutely.
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pointless, go to 3.73 or 3.90 even
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only time i'd say its a decent swap would be if you blew up your rear with 3.23's and found another cheap 10 bolt with 3.42s in it already...
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