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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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will my rear end die a lot faster if i add these gears, and is it bad on the engine since i will always be in higher rpms?
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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auto or m6
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 12:09 AM
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its an auto
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 01:23 AM
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Just put a set in my car, but from past experience you should be fine. What ratio are you running now?
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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Your car wont always be in higher RPMs if you shift right. I use 5th (sometimes 6th) around town now instead of 4th. I get the same gas mileage going from 342s to 411s.
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right now i have 2:73.
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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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Mine has lived just fine for a year of hard use now. I have had them in for 16,000 miles. Over 100 1/4 mile passes on DR's, ET Streets, and street tires. I've abused the crap outta these gears, and they've taken it all without a peep.

These are Precision 3.73's btw. I'm about to throw a girdle on and a solid pinion spacer in to go with the TCI 4000 I'm about to install. Combine that with a sticky MT ET Street radial, and we'll see if it adds up to shards of metal in the pumpkin.

Smart money says that the tranny dies first though...
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