Comfortable hwy rpm
Comfortable hwy rpm
The SD I have is seemingly a put together mass of wrecking yard parts. I dont think it has the right rear gears. What are you guys comfortable with, in rpm, on the freeway? I hit 3k at roughly 61mph. I was thinking of dropping in a set of 2.47 gears from a 380 I saw.
So what are your gears now? Likely 3.07, should be stamped on the diff case on the lower corner under all the soot and road grease. I love these 2.88 + my rear tires are 8% greater diameter than stock. Way more room in the power band now from 50-90mph.
According to an online gearing calc, I have the 3.46 gears. I just hate to take my next road trip with such steep gears. That's 11 hours of screaming at 3k-3100 rpm. I think I'll try to break the bank and get the freeway gears. I did the 3rd member in my pickup last year. It went from 3.55 to 2.75, and makes the freeway much nicer. Got the mpg back up to 13.7.
3100k is not so much screaming. I thought peak torques come from 2800-3100. Or so they say, and we are revving the 617 easily to 4500 during normal/aggressive acceleration.
I think I paid like under $50 for mine, just a bit of work pulling, cleaning, installing, gear oiling.
But love them.
DV has a bunch of nice photos to help you
http://www.peachparts.com/wikka/W123Differential
and a list of options
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/thread-2570.html
Make sure and not stretch/rip the brake lines whilst you lower all that subframe
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
I used to turn around 3,400 at 65ish, sounds "normal" if uncomfortable to me
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?