Gearing Question

[Tricknasty96]

Just a quick question, is it at all possible to run 33's on 3:27's?

 

[techieman33]

possible? yes. Should you, no. You will probably be ok on the street for a while, but things like your transmission will fail pretty quickly.

 

[FirstOnRaceDayy]

Dont do it! you'll regret it.

 

[JDraper]

possible? yes. Should you, no. You will probably be ok on the street for a while, but things like your transmission will fail pretty quickly.

What he said.

It will be an absolute dog on the road, and your tranny will fry fairly quickly.

 

[trailblazr81]

Its totally doable. I had a 81 Blazer with 3.08's and 35's. With a 3 speed auto and a 383 pushing 350hp and over 400 pounds torque. I ran this a couple months til I could afford 4.56's and a detroit. A 86 Blazer with stock tires, stock 160hp motor could take me. Your mileage will suck, the tranny will be working hard, you'll be slow, and the off roading will not be very good, but its possible. Get some 4.10's or 4.56's if you dont go over 65 MPH. Or if yer broke find a junkyard with a wrecked explorer that had limited slip 3.73s n take those axles. 33s with 3.73s is still better than your gears n stock tires. It comes out to like a 3.4 gearing.

 

[Tricknasty96]

Thanks for all the help you guys. I'm still not sure what to do as of now, cause I most definitely do not have the money to re-gear. I would love to go 4:56's, but I just don't have the money. I already am working on a transmission rebuild since the stupid A4LD is starting to slip any whatnot. I love my Explosion to death, but soon it's definitely going to become an actual explosion if I don't start with the mods haha