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Old 02-27-2011, 11:37 AM   #14
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Re: Rear gears

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man View Post
The reality is, putting a 3.73 gear rear end will drop the RPMs quite a bit and you can still haul/drag anything you want.
Good all around ratio for a 3/4 ton that still occasionally hauls. But, the 64,000K question is why GM never offered this ratio on C 20's during this era? Ford did offer this ratio on Dana 3/4 ton rear axles during this era. Its water under the bridge now, but it does make you wonder.
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