Thread: 4.56 gears?
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Old 01-12-2003, 03:59 PM
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Thanks Hummie.

Wow, 5.86 gears. WAY too low, unless there's a way to cram 44" tires on a H2, lol.

You're right about the 3.73's, those are too high for tires that size. I think it WOULD have the engine running too far off its torque curve with that ratio.

That's actually the same reason I had for the 4.56's, it might better ut the engine in it's optimum torque curve.

But I gather after reading about this same topic on the general discussion board, the 6.0 has enough grunt to pull even large grades at 70+ mph without shifting out of overdrive, so I guess there is plenty of torque available.

I AM still curious as to what the rpm would be at 70mph in OD with the 4.56's though.
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