Another Diff Gears Question
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:36 pm
I have a TD42t St wagon with a 4 inch lift, 315/75/16 tires and will have a top mount IC, High flowed turbo, 3inch exaust and tune.
I am looking at either 4.3 diff gears or 4.6. 4.3 will be slightly taller than standard and 4.6 a little shorter so my question is...
Am I likely to get better highway fuel economy running 4.3 or 4.6 diff gears. I will be fitting rock crawler gears so low range is not a consideration.
actual speed when spedo is showing 100kmh
Metric Tyre size 3.9 4.11 4.375 4.625
30 98.007 93.000 87.366 82.644
265/70/16 30.61 100.000 94.891 89.143 84.324
31 101.274 96.100 90.279 85.399
265/75/16 31.65 103.398 98.114 92.172 87.189
32 104.541 99.199 93.191 88.153
285/70/17 32.7 106.828 101.369 95.229 90.082
285/75/16 32.83 107.255 101.774 95.610 90.442
305/70/17 33.83 110.519 104.872 98.520 93.195
315/70/17 34.3 112.055 106.329 99.889 94.490
315/75/16 34.6 113.035 107.259 100.763 95.316
35 114.342 108.499 101.927 96.418
RPM @100kmh 2250
Metric Tyre size 3.9 4.11 4.375 4.625
30 2296 2419 2575 2723
265/70/16 30.61 2250 2371 2524 2668
31 2222 2341 2492 2635
265/75/16 31.65 2176 2293 2441 2581
32 2152 2268 2414 2552
285/70/17 32.7 2106 2220 2363 2498
285/75/16 32.83 2098 2211 2353 2488
305/70/17 33.83 2036 2145 2284 2414
315/70/17 34.3 2008 2116 2253 2381
315/75/16 34.6 1991 2098 2233 2361
35 1968 2074 2207 2334
Thanks, David
I am looking at either 4.3 diff gears or 4.6. 4.3 will be slightly taller than standard and 4.6 a little shorter so my question is...
Am I likely to get better highway fuel economy running 4.3 or 4.6 diff gears. I will be fitting rock crawler gears so low range is not a consideration.
actual speed when spedo is showing 100kmh
Metric Tyre size 3.9 4.11 4.375 4.625
30 98.007 93.000 87.366 82.644
265/70/16 30.61 100.000 94.891 89.143 84.324
31 101.274 96.100 90.279 85.399
265/75/16 31.65 103.398 98.114 92.172 87.189
32 104.541 99.199 93.191 88.153
285/70/17 32.7 106.828 101.369 95.229 90.082
285/75/16 32.83 107.255 101.774 95.610 90.442
305/70/17 33.83 110.519 104.872 98.520 93.195
315/70/17 34.3 112.055 106.329 99.889 94.490
315/75/16 34.6 113.035 107.259 100.763 95.316
35 114.342 108.499 101.927 96.418
RPM @100kmh 2250
Metric Tyre size 3.9 4.11 4.375 4.625
30 2296 2419 2575 2723
265/70/16 30.61 2250 2371 2524 2668
31 2222 2341 2492 2635
265/75/16 31.65 2176 2293 2441 2581
32 2152 2268 2414 2552
285/70/17 32.7 2106 2220 2363 2498
285/75/16 32.83 2098 2211 2353 2488
305/70/17 33.83 2036 2145 2284 2414
315/70/17 34.3 2008 2116 2253 2381
315/75/16 34.6 1991 2098 2233 2361
35 1968 2074 2207 2334
Thanks, David