One inch leveling lift using ½ inch spacer (Pics)

[Falls]

Falls,

Its funny that you mentioned Mustangs and gearing. I had two Stangs that I changed the ring and pinion.

My first was an 88 5.0L LX that came with 3.08s from the factory. I also made the jump to 3.55s and found it to be a huge difference. I used to do quite a bit of quarter mile racing at Englishtown, and I wanted to be deeper into fourth gear by the time I hit the finish line, so I went to 3.73s. Because my Mustang was basically a street vehicle, I did not want to go any more than 3.73. I am shocked that you didnt feel a difference between the 3.55 and the 3.73. I definitely felt a noticeable difference and I was pulling much harder toward the end of the quarter mile due to the better gearing.

My second Mustang was an 87 GT that came with 2.73s from the factory. Those gears were so much worse than the 3.08s that came stock with my other Stang. I ended up putting the 3.73s from my other Mustang, which really made it come to life.

Anyway, Im still very surprised that you couldnt feel the difference that the gearing made on your Mustang. Im a drag racer, so maybe I am just more sensitive to gearing than you. Either way, theres no doubt in my mind that I would feel the difference in my 4Runner too.

It was there but not enough to make a difference.
It must felt like a complete different car going from 3.08 to 3.55 , quite a cool jump. Does that not suck when you do such an involved project and then your not quite happy and have to do it all over again. I remember when tose 2.73's came out ....yikes , you had to push it off the line ...

 

[Even Steven]

Dont get me wrong---I loved the 3.55 gears. They made a huge difference in the way the car responded when I mashed the pedal. The only problem was that I was not using enough of 4th gear at the end of the quarter mile. In other words, I wanted to be higher in the revs when I crossed the line.

If I didnt drag race so much, then I would have stuck the the 3.55s, as they are an awesome street gear. The 3.73s were better at the drag strip, but they revved a bit too high on the highway. Like I said, I am probably more sensitive to differences in gearing than you, which is exactly why I want to keep my gearing the same in my 4Runner. I would definiltey notice even the smallest difference!

 

[Odd Eddie]

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