On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 14:05, TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
>
> The Ashcroft brings the high range gear ratio up to almost equal with
> installing 3.54 diffs front & back while keeping the low range ratios
> stock. With 32 inch dia tyres, fourth gear RPM at 65 MPH is 2900 RPM.
>
> This can be OK for people running soft top 88s with 8:1 heads and stock
> dia tyres who drive near sea level, mostly on the flats. As you exceed
> any of these parameters the harder the engine will have to work to push
> those gears and the more you will see of the lower gears.
>
> The conversion is great for those of us who have significantly greater
> than stock horsepower to push the taller gears. But I would advise
> people driving stock engine LRs that significantly differ from the
> ideal conditions to look at an overdrive or 4.1:1 diffs instead.
I'd also like to ,point out that my (slightly tweeked) LR 2.0 will allow
my 80" to cruise at 55mph quite happily (with an overdrive)
If I push it, I can get 60.
With a tail-wind, or a downhill road, I can get 65.
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