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Old March 27th, 2014, 04:46 PM
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Default Re: Rear end

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Originally Posted by bdshumaker View Post
OK, thanks.
Doing some calculations with my 28" diameter tires, I get

3.54 @ 2000rpm=47mph
3.54 @ 3000rpm=70 mph
3.54 @ 4000 rpm=94 mph

If I change to the 3.07 I get:

3.07 @ 2000 rpm=54.3 mph
3.07 @ 3000 rpm=81.4 mph
3.07 @ 4000 rpm=108.5 mph

I'm thinking I really shouldn't run the 283 at 3000 rpm to run at highway speeds of 60-70mph so I might go with the 3.07. What do you guys think?

Brian
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