The Jalopy Journal
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With 3.50 gears and 30" tires you will be running 2150rpm at 55mph. If you change to 4.11 gears you would be at 2530rpm driving 55mph. With 4.56...
What size tires you got? They look pretty tall in the pictures.
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Wow! Yeah that explains why it feels sluggish. They had 5.38 gears stock so it's gonna struggle with 3.50 gears and those tall tires.
What rear end do you have in it, what ratio? A healthy 250 should move it along nicely. A 1966-1970 250 is rated at 155 hp @ 4200 rpm & 235 lb⋅ft...
Supercool truck!
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Very cool! Thanks for posting!
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