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Originally Posted by lacolocho
Gotcha, thanks.
It still seems pretty strange to me that a 60s sedan would have lower rear end than an 80s suburban.
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May seem strange but it can be true, you need to know exactly what car, motor, rearend etc you are dealing with before you can compare apples to oranges.
Like oil pan said his truck (and all (3) of the suburbans I've had over the years) all have had 3.08's stock, mine currently has 2.8's just because that is what was cheap at the junkyard the day.
Suburbans typically have 3.08s-4.56's depending on what paticular one you are grabbing from.
It is worth noting that in the "antique" days a rather large range of gears were possible, anything from 2.5's-5.xx's, I have even seen 6,7,& 8s on some trucklike vehicles.
Back then most manufacturers were more interested in haveing the car cruise in a nice torque band, this meant that you might be buzzing down the road in 3rd gear at 3500rpms on the highway.
This obviously wasn't always true but it wasn't uncommon either. There were some manufacturers that geared for economy but many also did not.
Cheers
Ryan