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Old 03-08-2006, 08:03 PM
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Tell me what gearing I have?

Truck shows 2250rpm at 70mph. Im guessing 4.10's
Which leads me to wonder if its terribly expensive to swap out front and rear ring+pinion sets to lower the gearing. My fuel economy is really bad.
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Jack up the rear end, put it on jackstands (safety first). Mark the driveshaft at either end, near the yoke, just so you have a solid reference point. Mark the tire near another reference point, rotate the tires 1 revolution while counting driveshaft revolutions. The driveshaft will spin just over 4 times with 4:10 gears, or about 3 1/2 times with 3:55's, or about 3 3/4 times with 3:73's. There should be a tag on the housing, or inside the glove compartment, but if the gears were changed, and the tag wasn't, it won't matter.
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My 95 has a tag on the bottom side of the hood. It will tell you your gear ratio and if its a limited slip plus some other stuff. Next time you open your hood--Look up.
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Look in your glove box ,should be a sticker that tells . If your tires are 265s sounds like 4:10s mines pretty close to that at 70mph and im sure mine has 4:10s
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Mine has got 4:10s in it and at 2000 rpm im running 60 mph in 5th, 80 mph at WOT.
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