Are 5.38's right for me

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Are 5.38's right for me #733996 06/28/06 02:17 AM

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Prescott AZ USA

94redrodeo Offline

Rock Warrior

I am going to be doing a SAS and I have 35" s. The rodeo will still be street legal but I will not be taking any long trips in it and I think it will spend most of its time off road. Are 5.38 the right ratio for me? I want some power back and to help when wheeling but still be able to travel at highway speeds if I need to although not very often.

94 Rodeo 3+3 lift Red)
95.5 Rodeo 1" Body lift Dana 44' front & rear 4.88 gears 35"s 176,000 miles Optima Yellow top InexAir Co2
front winch bumper custom rear bumper, Hella 500's
2004 Silverado duramax

Re: Are 5.38's right for me [Re: 94redrodeo] #733997 06/28/06 04:19 AM

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Posts: 2,437

Anaheim, CA, USA

lttlbddy

Body Damage is Cool

You will love the 5.38s. I currently run them with 35s. My mileage went up when I switched to 5.38s and 35s from 4.56s and 33s.

Power is great and I can still do 80mph if I have to. I normally keep my cruising at 70 or less. It is nice to be able to accelerate on the freeway again!!

edit > You will still be very comfortable with 37 or 38 inchers too.

Re: Are 5.38's right for me [Re: 94redrodeo] #733998 06/28/06 07:03 AM

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Colorado Springs, CO

sheets90g60 Offline

Need a Spot

I agree. I'm also running them with 35's. After fininshing my SAS (well, it's almost finished), I drove on the 35's with the stock gearing for about a month or so. Not only did it have no get-up, but I was only getting about 8 mpg. After switching to the 5.38s, I get about 12-13 mpg, and I drive approx. 10-15 miles of interstate a day. It's nice to be able to hit speed limit by the time I merge onto the interstate again. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

1995.5 Rodeo, V6, AT, SOA, SAS (almost finished, but it's driveable), 5.38's, Aussie locker in rear

Re: Are 5.38's right for me [Re: 94redrodeo] #733999 06/28/06 10:04 PM

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Posts: 234

ROHNERT PARK,CA.

dvtrooper

Wheeler

Yes i also love my 5:38 gears. Don

sua dana 44 conversion 5.38 gears, 4.3tbi,700r,dana 300 w/tera low 4:1 gears

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