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    Question rear gears?

     



    What would be the result of a drag full size truck with; a big block, 4:88 gears, 33 in tires. Is this a good combo?

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    Too heavy.
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    Guess depends on how much of the full size truck is cut out and how well its built. I seen a 72 short wide street legal everything there except it had a four link and a cage inside. It ran a 9.89 at Tulsa dragway. It was heavy but he made up for it.

    Alot of variables.

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    Try Richmonds web site, you feed the info and it will tell you what gears to use in the rear www.richmondgear.com...down the left side click on..... gear and transmission calculator
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    Sound to me like it would be a good way to break lots of expensive parts. Unless u are building a puller.
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