Ah, for some reason I saw AMC 20, thought Dana 35, and typed AMC 20. Open
mouth, insert foot.

I still say 4.56's.

Carl

"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:441126C5.3939EC4A@***.net...
> Actually, Rambler's 400 HP Factory Experimentals never had a
> problem with their AMC-20. It's only if the axles have been taken apart
> and incorrectly reassemble do they fail. AMC-20 8.75" ring to the Dana
> 44's 8.5". Axles: http://----------.com/dana35c/amc20dana44axles.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Carl wrote:
>>
>> With a 350 and 33's, he will destroy an AMC 20. Upgrade it to a D44 and
>> get
>> 4.56's.
>>
>> Carl

 

Hi Carl,
I do that too may times here. I wish I could tell my right from my
left upon proof reading, before the send button pops.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Carl wrote:
>
> Ah, for some reason I saw AMC 20, thought Dana 35, and typed AMC 20. Open
> mouth, insert foot.
>
> I still say 4.56's.
>
> Carl

 

Hi Carl,
I do that too may times here. I wish I could tell my right from my
left upon proof reading, before the send button pops.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Carl wrote:
>
> Ah, for some reason I saw AMC 20, thought Dana 35, and typed AMC 20. Open
> mouth, insert foot.
>
> I still say 4.56's.
>
> Carl

 

Hi Carl,
I do that too may times here. I wish I could tell my right from my
left upon proof reading, before the send button pops.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Carl wrote:
>
> Ah, for some reason I saw AMC 20, thought Dana 35, and typed AMC 20. Open
> mouth, insert foot.
>
> I still say 4.56's.
>
> Carl

 

Hi Carl,
I do that too may times here. I wish I could tell my right from my
left upon proof reading, before the send button pops.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Carl wrote:
>
> Ah, for some reason I saw AMC 20, thought Dana 35, and typed AMC 20. Open
> mouth, insert foot.
>
> I still say 4.56's.
>
> Carl

 

I was once right where you are now. I have a 360 in my CJ-7 and wanted
lower gears but didn't want ridiculously high RPM's at 60-70 mph. Most
folks around here advocate really low gears (4.56 or lower), but they
tend to have 4 or 6 cylinder engines and/or do rock crawling out west.
Since you spend a lot of time on the road, you need to choose a gear
ratio that will give you acceptable RPM's at highway speed. I
personally couldn't stand to have my V-8 screaming at 3000+ RPM just to
run 60 mph down the road. You have plenty of power with a CSB 350 to go
with slightly taller gears (3.73 - 4.10) and thus have lower RPM's at
highway speeds, and still have decent passing power. That said,
however, the ability to go slower is a big, big plus off road, and so
choosing lower gears (4.56 - 4.88) will make your machine more capable
off road. You can go to the Novak website
<http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/gearing.htm>
and calculate RPM's at different speeds (on road) as well as speed at
different RPM's (off road) and choose the gear ratio that is the best
compromise to satisfy you. In case you don't know, the T-176 first gear
ratio is 3.52, and you probably have a Dana 300 which is 2.62 in low
range. For accuracy, you'll want to know your actual tire diameter, not
just what it says on the sidewall. BFG's are typically shorter than
advertised.
The cold hard truth is that it's expensive to re-gear. The trick here
is to save your pennies up and do it right the first time and be done
with it.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Oh, and if you just wanted a gear ratio suggestion rather than all this
wordiness, I say go with 4.10's. I've got 4.10's with 35" BFG's (which
are really only about 33.5" tall) and love it.
TrailMarker.

 

I was once right where you are now. I have a 360 in my CJ-7 and wanted
lower gears but didn't want ridiculously high RPM's at 60-70 mph. Most
folks around here advocate really low gears (4.56 or lower), but they
tend to have 4 or 6 cylinder engines and/or do rock crawling out west.
Since you spend a lot of time on the road, you need to choose a gear
ratio that will give you acceptable RPM's at highway speed. I
personally couldn't stand to have my V-8 screaming at 3000+ RPM just to
run 60 mph down the road. You have plenty of power with a CSB 350 to go
with slightly taller gears (3.73 - 4.10) and thus have lower RPM's at
highway speeds, and still have decent passing power. That said,
however, the ability to go slower is a big, big plus off road, and so
choosing lower gears (4.56 - 4.88) will make your machine more capable
off road. You can go to the Novak website
<http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/gearing.htm>
and calculate RPM's at different speeds (on road) as well as speed at
different RPM's (off road) and choose the gear ratio that is the best
compromise to satisfy you. In case you don't know, the T-176 first gear
ratio is 3.52, and you probably have a Dana 300 which is 2.62 in low
range. For accuracy, you'll want to know your actual tire diameter, not
just what it says on the sidewall. BFG's are typically shorter than
advertised.
The cold hard truth is that it's expensive to re-gear. The trick here
is to save your pennies up and do it right the first time and be done
with it.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Oh, and if you just wanted a gear ratio suggestion rather than all this
wordiness, I say go with 4.10's. I've got 4.10's with 35" BFG's (which
are really only about 33.5" tall) and love it.
TrailMarker.

 

I was once right where you are now. I have a 360 in my CJ-7 and wanted
lower gears but didn't want ridiculously high RPM's at 60-70 mph. Most
folks around here advocate really low gears (4.56 or lower), but they
tend to have 4 or 6 cylinder engines and/or do rock crawling out west.
Since you spend a lot of time on the road, you need to choose a gear
ratio that will give you acceptable RPM's at highway speed. I
personally couldn't stand to have my V-8 screaming at 3000+ RPM just to
run 60 mph down the road. You have plenty of power with a CSB 350 to go
with slightly taller gears (3.73 - 4.10) and thus have lower RPM's at
highway speeds, and still have decent passing power. That said,
however, the ability to go slower is a big, big plus off road, and so
choosing lower gears (4.56 - 4.88) will make your machine more capable
off road. You can go to the Novak website
<http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/gearing.htm>
and calculate RPM's at different speeds (on road) as well as speed at
different RPM's (off road) and choose the gear ratio that is the best
compromise to satisfy you. In case you don't know, the T-176 first gear
ratio is 3.52, and you probably have a Dana 300 which is 2.62 in low
range. For accuracy, you'll want to know your actual tire diameter, not
just what it says on the sidewall. BFG's are typically shorter than
advertised.
The cold hard truth is that it's expensive to re-gear. The trick here
is to save your pennies up and do it right the first time and be done
with it.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Oh, and if you just wanted a gear ratio suggestion rather than all this
wordiness, I say go with 4.10's. I've got 4.10's with 35" BFG's (which
are really only about 33.5" tall) and love it.
TrailMarker.

 

I was once right where you are now. I have a 360 in my CJ-7 and wanted
lower gears but didn't want ridiculously high RPM's at 60-70 mph. Most
folks around here advocate really low gears (4.56 or lower), but they
tend to have 4 or 6 cylinder engines and/or do rock crawling out west.
Since you spend a lot of time on the road, you need to choose a gear
ratio that will give you acceptable RPM's at highway speed. I
personally couldn't stand to have my V-8 screaming at 3000+ RPM just to
run 60 mph down the road. You have plenty of power with a CSB 350 to go
with slightly taller gears (3.73 - 4.10) and thus have lower RPM's at
highway speeds, and still have decent passing power. That said,
however, the ability to go slower is a big, big plus off road, and so
choosing lower gears (4.56 - 4.88) will make your machine more capable
off road. You can go to the Novak website
<http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/gearing.htm>
and calculate RPM's at different speeds (on road) as well as speed at
different RPM's (off road) and choose the gear ratio that is the best
compromise to satisfy you. In case you don't know, the T-176 first gear
ratio is 3.52, and you probably have a Dana 300 which is 2.62 in low
range. For accuracy, you'll want to know your actual tire diameter, not
just what it says on the sidewall. BFG's are typically shorter than
advertised.
The cold hard truth is that it's expensive to re-gear. The trick here
is to save your pennies up and do it right the first time and be done
with it.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Oh, and if you just wanted a gear ratio suggestion rather than all this
wordiness, I say go with 4.10's. I've got 4.10's with 35" BFG's (which
are really only about 33.5" tall) and love it.
TrailMarker.

 

Another possibility is a wide ratio truck transmission with a really low
first gear. This may be cheaper than regearing in many cases. Remembering
the four speed stake body Chevy C-30 I learned to drive on, this is not a
race car option, but you will get used to it.

Earle

"TrailMarker" <carrollcaboodle@netzero.com> wrote in message
news:1142084457.941051.252130@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> I was once right where you are now. I have a 360 in my CJ-7 and wanted
> lower gears but didn't want ridiculously high RPM's at 60-70 mph. Most
> folks around here advocate really low gears (4.56 or lower), but they
> tend to have 4 or 6 cylinder engines and/or do rock crawling out west.
> Since you spend a lot of time on the road, you need to choose a gear
> ratio that will give you acceptable RPM's at highway speed. I
> personally couldn't stand to have my V-8 screaming at 3000+ RPM just to
> run 60 mph down the road. You have plenty of power with a CSB 350 to go
> with slightly taller gears (3.73 - 4.10) and thus have lower RPM's at
> highway speeds, and still have decent passing power. That said,
> however, the ability to go slower is a big, big plus off road, and so
> choosing lower gears (4.56 - 4.88) will make your machine more capable
> off road. You can go to the Novak website
> <http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/gearing.htm>
> and calculate RPM's at different speeds (on road) as well as speed at
> different RPM's (off road) and choose the gear ratio that is the best
> compromise to satisfy you. In case you don't know, the T-176 first gear
> ratio is 3.52, and you probably have a Dana 300 which is 2.62 in low
> range. For accuracy, you'll want to know your actual tire diameter, not
> just what it says on the sidewall. BFG's are typically shorter than
> advertised.
> The cold hard truth is that it's expensive to re-gear. The trick here
> is to save your pennies up and do it right the first time and be done
> with it.
> Hope this helps. Good luck.
> Oh, and if you just wanted a gear ratio suggestion rather than all this
> wordiness, I say go with 4.10's. I've got 4.10's with 35" BFG's (which
> are really only about 33.5" tall) and love it.
> TrailMarker.
>


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