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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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Which gears??????

I have been pulling alot here latley with my 00 ram 3500, I have enough motor, for now for what im doing, i can still drive it some on the road, and can still hook to the sled...... But I'm needing to do a gear set change, truck is a 5 speed, with 3:54 gears pulling with at the moment a 30" tall tire, next year I will have a 31" or 33" tire, I have talked to some many people and got some many diffrent answers on this topic, Which gears would be best for pulling????? I'm not worryied about mpg, I need some street abilty outta the truck, But I'm down to 4:88 or 5:13 gear............What do you guys think would be best????
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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4.88 would keep your wheel speed up and still be drivable on the road. with my 285 tires that measure 33" and 4.10 gears im turning around 2300 at 65 mph.
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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From my math which could be wrong, I think there is less than 3-5 mph diffrence in the 4:88 an 5:13.......
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