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boa-dakota
Dodge Dakota
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6/27/2002
21:25:26
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 Subject: How do I know gear ratio
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Is there an easy way to find out the gear ratio on my used truck?
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Daktout
Dodge Dakota
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6/27/2002
22:16:50
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jack up the back of your truck...have a friend slowly spin one of the back tires..whichever one turns the drive shaft ( its gotta be in neutral to do it) and watch how many rotations of the drive shaft it takes to make one complete rotation of your tire....ie: 3 and a half drive shaft rotations to one tire rotation means 3.55 gear ratio.
If I remeber correctly, Mopar used to put a tag on one of the bolts that holds the rear cover on, it had the ratio stamped on it too.
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born2steel21
GenIII
6/27/2002
22:35:59
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Look on the inside of the glove box lid...should be a small label with it posted
-- Death Before Dismount --
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Daktout
Dodge Dakota
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6/27/2002
22:37:54
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Yeah...what he said...
still new to this sport, playing by the old school rules.
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boa-dakota
Dodge Dakota
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6/28/2002
07:37:58
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I must admit, jacking up the back of the truck never came to mind, but that is very clever. Get a measurement from what you are measuring. What a smart fmart feller that "Daktout" is! Thanks guys! Gimme a day or 2 to think of a new dumb question.
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IntenseDak39
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6/28/2002
12:05:48
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there should also be a tag on the driver's side axle tube next to the wheel that says the gear ratio and if its open or limit slip
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