jasonz28camaro

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I bought a new rearend with 3.73s and 28" tall tires. I currently have 3.42s with a 26" tall tire. What should I expect, faster, slower or the same acceleration?

99Bluz28

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The gearing with the 3.73s and 28s will be almost identical, with an effective gear ratio of 3.46 compared with the 26s and 3.42s..

Bob@BruteSpeed

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The taller tires will put more rubber on the (o/O) ground, and the taller sidewall generally allows the tire to give a little more which helps to prevent shocking the surface of the tire. Bob

murphinator

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I bet more than one person missed the fact that Bob provided an illustration ( which I quoted) to back up what he is saying about more surface contact with the taller tire , people are quick to go wider to get more contact but taller can do the same , longer contact patch vs wider contact patch , of course both is even better if you have a pesky traction issue lol

jasonz28camaro

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Thanks guys. I managed to fit these 15 x12 prostars with the 28" tall 325 with a lot of BFH and some relefe cuts. Good to know the gearing will be around the same. I don't need all this wheel/tire but it's what got a deal on so we will see how good they hook.

I used to run a 275 28" tire and it hooked way better than a 315 26", it was on a 15" wheel though.