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Old 08-07-2013, 01:18 AM   #31 (permalink)
nathan01xl
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Don't worry about adding some weight.
My calculations for adding 100lb is it will cost me 0.1MPG at speed on the highway. Real world fuel logs show me losing about 1 full MPG for the first 500lb I add.

If you could get a 3.55 explorer rear cheaply enough it would be worth it.
I would try for the 3.45 even if its hard to find.
good to know, i am definitely going to keep my eyes open for a 3.45 rear end or set of gears. might have to go through a few JYs and see if i have any luck.

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