Who Runs Steep Gears on the Street?

[womanator]

Gear Vendor is your friend with steep gears on the street.
Last one I bought was $600 and didn't think twice about putting it it in.
They are built tough.

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[Ron 73]

i run 4:56 in my dart with a 29" tall tire. not to bad at all. obviously your not going to cruise at 80 but she has no problem rolling 55-60 for long periods. wouldn't try it with a short tire, but them tall one's really cut into the gear. i use to run a 3.91 with a 26" on my belvedere. wasn't much different from how the dart is with the tall tire.

Great looking Car! I just got 410's for my car and now im thinking about the cruising the highway thing.. Hope im not making a mistake hear! Had to tell you that is a nice Dart

 

[67 B-body]

"Hemirunner: Unless it's an underpowered bracket car, most guys don't even run steep gears on the strip.... I run 3.73's and my new car will be running 3.54's."

Unless your engines combination makes peak HP at a higher RPM range.... There is a good reason to run steeper gears... You just have to do it for the right reasons...

 

[womanator]

I run 4.56 with 32 inch tires.
It all depends on your combo.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Exactly. I wouldn't call a 450 HP 383 "underpowered". It's simply going to make that power at a higher RPM. So it needs more gear to begin with. Like womanator said, it's all in the combo. Want fries with that?

 

[67 B-body]

Yep,,, It's the RPM in which you build your power that dictates Gearing / tire size.....

 

[383man]

I think you know I run 4.30's with a 30" tire and I turn about 3200 at 60 mph which I drive the highway all the time. But I plan to try a taller tire first as with my 493 I dont think I need that much gear. If it runs better with a taller tire then I will gear down some. Ron