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Old 07-30-2018, 08:54 PM   #4
thstone
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Originally Posted by Racer Boy View Post
Is there a big difference in the gearing? I don't like the gearing in my '02, the lower gears are too tall, and the upper gears (at least 5th) is too short.
Too tall or too short is hard to quantify so here are the gear ratios so you can make your own determination:

G8600 (97-99)
1st gear 3.50
2nd gear 2.118
3rd gear 1.429
4th gear 1.029
5th gear 0.79
Final Drive 3.89

G8601 (00-04 Base)
1st gear 3.50
2nd gear 2.118
3rd gear 1.429
4th gear 1.09
5th gear 0.838
Final Drive 3.56

G8620 (00-04 S)
1st gear 3.818
2nd gear 2.20
3rd gear 1.516
4th gear 1.216
5th gear 1.024
6th gear 0.841
Final drive 3.444
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