its an 85 4x4 manual 5 spd with stockgears and stock tires with the 22r.

sorry if this is a nooby question.

 

~95ish

 

oh cool, thats muchhigher than i thought it would be, i was thinking like 70ish but this is good news. thanks you very much.

 

70ish?

You obviously dont do a rush hour commute on an Interstate do ya

 

95?!?!

I push 85 going down hill with the wind on my ass!

 

your rig 60 yes

 

Bah, I could get my 82 with 33's, 6" suspension, and a 22R up to 95mph on I-40. Took me 15 minutes or so, but I could get it there...

I was actually doing 85 once, right outside of Barstow, when I had a tire separate on me. The whole tread just peeled off and slammed into the rear quarter panel...that'll pucker your navel!

 

!!!! Pucker so hard it would disapear!

I have taken my truck to arounnnnd 75-80mph ish.. She had more in her but I didn't like holding her at such high rpm.

 

I had an 86 4X4 with 31's and I could get it up over 100...it took a while, slightly downhill and a little tail wind...perfect conditions

 

max i ever got to was about 85 going downhill in my 89 runner 22re automatic with 30"tires. It was going faster VERY slowly so i just gave up, plus it was kinda freaky as there was some vibrations i wasnt used to.

 

i had my 86 doin 100 with 31s turnin like 4200ish rpms went str8 with no shaking

 

ive gotten my 86 to 95 downhill, 28's/4.10's with 22r.

past 85 = shaky and not likin it lol.

 

I top @ 85mph straight n level, 5th gear pinned. Very fuel efficient, NOT. LOL

31" mud rovers, 4.10's... 22r. With the 30" marshalls before i got it up to 92mph, had some room to gain but i didnt feel safe on those tires or those shocks... =p

Bottom line, these trucks are slow


and... I never use 5th gear. I cruise 70mph in 4th... I've found this gives the best highway gas mileage and the rpms are up enough to give me SOME power left. LOL... very lil tho =p


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I did a trip to Portland from Olympia WA ... used 3/4 of tank getting there maintaining 80mph 5th gear, pinned just to maintain... filled up in portland, decided to cruise 4th gear 65mph (plus the added weight of the stuff i picked up in portland) .. barely budged past a qtr tank of fuel on the way back and it wasnt a windy night.

fYI...


.... found my truck gets 20.5mpg highway using this 4th gear 65-70mph... Did a trip to bellingham from olympia and back. 330 miles roundtrip, roughly ~16 gals of fuel used... I filled before the trip and when i got back to do it... was interesting. =p ... 330 miles is pretty much the distance this truck can travel one one tank since i have a ~17gal tank if you fill the neck =p

 

Not to rain on anyones parade or info, but how accurate are the numbers being posted. Are they taken from a GPS unit, timed 1 mile run, radar/ laser or off the vehicles speedo. Speedo's are notorious for being inaccurate.

 

my speedo is within 1-2mph of the GPS speedo

 

I have got my stock 94 2wd 22RE reg cab up to about 120. Speedo ends at 110 and I was well over it. Anyone know if these trucks have a governor?

 

I think there is a redline governor on the EFI ones
That wont save ya from downshift stupdity...

 

I pulled 90 before, did 80 to 85 for about 150 miles once....POOR gas mileage though...like 12...I normally get near 20.

 

Mine shows 95 mph all the time on the interstate. I guess the 5.29's and bald 33's (that measure right at 31" tall ) will throw the speedo off a bit

 

thats the pussiest way to find out the top speed i've ever seen. go out & drop the hammer.