3.27's will give you the best of both worlds. BTDT!!!shawpdx1 said:wanna get new rear end gears for this , are there any factory ones that will swap out like a lincoln or some other ford , and what would be a good choice for good launches but still ok for highway
OK Dave, Why only 2.73's or 3.55's? The guy wants a good compromise gear. What's wrong with 3.27's on the street OR wrong with them on the track? Why would 2.73's be better on the track than 3.27's?XR7 Dave said:3.27's suck ~~~ at the track. They are fine for street use but will kill your 1/4 mile potential. Either leave them stock or do 3.55's.
shawpdx1 said:I'll probably will never go to the track to expensive if I break something, Id just like good launch if I ever wanted it but would like something that would be good on the highway also , so know Im not sure what to do 3. 55 or 3.27 are 3.55 like 4.10 like 5000 at 55 basically want good all around performance nothing radical , thanks TED
68COUGAR said:OK Dave, Why only 2.73's or 3.55's? The guy wants a good compromise gear. What's wrong with 3.27's on the street OR wrong with them on the track? Why would 2.73's be better on the track than 3.27's?
Well, sort'a. You will downshift, trust me. But the 3.08s are very good.Pablo94SC said:3.08s. Give a little more low end grunt, and puts you in a slightly better rpm range per gear on the streets. You could actually use 4th gear when cruising at 40mph without having to downshift every time you hit a hill.
XR7 Dave said:3.27's suck ~~~ at the track. They are fine for street use but will kill your 1/4 mile potential. Either leave them stock or do 3.55's.
XR7 Dave said:I had 3.55's for several years and while they work ok I don't feel they made the car any faster or quicker. Currently I have 3.27's and I don't really like them.[QUOTE/]
So why would 3:55's be better than 3:27's? This seems contradictory. I personally wanted 3:55's but the world stated there is no first gear with them.
Right at or about 1900-2000 depending on tire size.Pablo94SC said:At least it's better than pulling 13-1400rpm at 40mph. I'd think you'd be more around the 18-1900rpm range with 3.08s, right?
irar said:Right at or about 1900-2000 depending on tire size.
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