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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 04:44 AM
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right now I have a 6" susp with 35" tires and 4.56 gears. I am going back to stock tires and takin the susp out. Should I run the 4.56 or go back to the stock 3.55? will my gas millage drop going from 35" to stock with 4.56 gears?
 
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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no one has any ideas?
 
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 10:46 AM
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You'll be running much higher rpms and your highway mileage will stink. Plug your numbers in here and see the rpms.

http://www.ring-pinion.com/calculato...latorsind.html
 
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:13 AM
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you will get horible gas milage, but you will be able to roast those stock tires like its cool
 
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 12:12 PM
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lol so gas millage will go down the drain worse then it allready is, and it will look like the 5.4 actually has some power. I tried it once with my lift installed and stock tires, and I couldn't even break thoes lose doing a brake stand. My rear end would just go about an extra 2ft up in the air thats about it.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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i can get my tires to roast going around corners and get about one or 2 revolutions out of them on the dead stop going straight before they get traction on my setup
 
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 04:51 PM
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I think my engine is shot, when I hammer it wfo it squeaks going from 1-2nd I thought it was fan belt or something but its not. It shifts out a about 5000rpm. I have dual exhaust and a superchip programmer. I'm wondering if the programmer screwed it up.
 
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