asking opinion on gears

[Jackpine]

Originally Posted by jmt0645

i'm currently running 33's and just swapped from 3.55LS to 4.56LS and the difference is night and day. acceleration is amazing and city milage i gain 1-2 mpg as i'm not having to put my foot in it as much, hwy (65-70) stayed the same, but anything over that speed it drops off. check ebay for the parts, i got mine from AZRACEPLACE for 215 shipped (2wd), they have 4wd sets for around 450. labor to install at my local shop was only 375 and took 2-3 hours

That's great information, jmt. I kind of suspected there would be a dropoff in mpg at higher speeds, but it makes sense that you could get an improvement in stop and go driving, since you get 0 mpg when you're not moving and the lower gear ratio keeps you at or near that condition longer.

And, as I said, the higher gear ratio has to reduce strain on the transmission.