4.56 gears in a Ram too low?
08-15-2005, 06:26 AM
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4.56 gears in a Ram too low?
My brother has a 03 HEMI Ram 1500 RCSB 2wd. He has 3.92 gears in it right now, but wants to swap in 4.56s. I think these are too low for daily driving, but he says that with his tire size (smaller than stock) he'll be at 2600 rpm at 75 mph.
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
08-15-2005, 10:05 AM
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What size tire is he running? There are tons of dakota guys using 4.56 gears with 27-28" tall tires and they work very well. Tho with 28" tires they are turning 2850 @ 75mph. With a ram he likely has at least 31" and be running between 25-2600 @ 75, not bad at all IMO.
08-18-2005, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by gonzo 6.0
How do your trucks stack up now?
Now he has a Borla catback, Dynatech longtubes, and a K&N FIPK. Plus these gears and a HPP3 to correct his speedo on the way.
Sometime when TTPerformance has a dyno day we're going to strap them down and see how they stack up.
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08-18-2005, 09:30 AM
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What an interesting test it would be to line them up now and again after the gear change.MY guess would be he would pull harder 0-70 and you would pull away harder than before after that.I am not a believer in 4:56 in light 2wheel drives.4x4 with 35" yes .The lower gears feel snappier but its a placebo effect when it comes to the 1/4 mile.
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If you had a stall you'd be dialed
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If you had a stall you'd be dialed
08-19-2005, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by gonzo 6.0
What an interesting test it would be to line them up now and again after the gear change.MY guess would be he would pull harder 0-70 and you would pull away harder than before after that.I am not a believer in 4:56 in light 2wheel drives.4x4 with 35" yes .The lower gears feel snappier but its a placebo effect when it comes to the 1/4 mile.
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If you had a stall you'd be dialed
BTW
If you had a stall you'd be dialed
I agree 100%, seen it many times, good off the line but what you gain down low you will lose in the upper end of the 1/4, and it basically isn't an improvement at all, unless you like street racing from stop light to light.