Pre 84 Trucks 1st gen pickups

help! what gears am i running?

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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 09:11 AM
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help! what gears am i running?

i have 37 inch super swamper tsls, and 65 on the highway in 5th gear is about 3000 rpm. the speedo seems to be about spot on whenever i pass police scanners.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 11:56 AM
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Jack it up block it up put the t case in neutral mark the drive shaft and mark the tire/ fender (peice of tape) turn the tire one complete turn counting the number of times the drive shaft spins
4 complete spins is 4:10
5 and 3/4 spins is 5:71
And so on
I might be wrong tho
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 11:58 AM
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Btw do it on the front and the back to make sure they match
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 01:00 PM
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Thanks! Found out they are 5.29s thanks!
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