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I changed the axle in my rig from the bad one to the good one. The bad
one had a gear ratio of 3.9 to 1 or in other words it took 3.9 revolutions
of the engine to make one revolution of the wheels. The new axle had a
gear ratio of 4.1 to 1. My rig had a 4 speed in it. After the change I
found my top speed was about 58 miles per hour. I was able to get up to
60 but she was really top ended at that speed, petal to the floor. In my
humble opinion you really need a 5 speed transmission if you put a 4.1
to 1 rear end and axle in. Or you could change the gear in the one ton
rear end to a 3.9 or there abouts. I did a speedometer check, my speedometer
was dead on.
Thanks to the person who e-mailed me a lead on a Sunrader for sale in
Las Vegas. It had a million miles on it so I passed it up. I'm still looking
and getting less picky as time goes on.
Michael Smith
