....the 3.58:1 with a 10 speed overdrive is the best of 2 worlds for me....final ratio is .73.....tires are another issue....I'd like 24.5's but I have 22.5's now and would change them out but they are new 3 years ago and some still have the rubber tits in spots....so I will stay with the 22.5's till 2012....then I will go to 24.5's if still available...I have to have steel rims also since I hate aluminum rims....I still whack a curb now and them while backing....steels cost me $25 each sand blasted...I repaint black after a cost of steel primer[Porter 296 red and 2 coats of Rust-o-leum 7777 Black satin top coat ] I'd like the tallest 24'5 on the market but....who knows what will be available then....there are some 3:21's available but it isn't worth the effort now to change them out I drive less than 20,000 a year....It is hard to justify anything with that kind of mileage-even at 5 mpg!....I get 8.6 loaded down and 10+ empty running at 70+.....geofkaye
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