All credibility lost using Romer as the basis for the voice of reason![]()
I never had any credibility to start with..................
So I was just reinforcing that point.

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All credibility lost using Romer as the basis for the voice of reason![]()
Ya' know, it's interesting, most all (if not all) the people saying go to 5.29's went straight to 5.29's and therefore can't compair to 4.88's. If I spent a grand going to 5.29's, I'd sure be defending that choice.
Numericly, 4.56's gets you back to stock rpm with 315's, 4.88's gets you a little higher RPM at cruising, and a little more grunt.
5.29's, no matter what anyone says will rev alot more at 75-80. It's probably more gear than you need.
I'm gonna go to 5.29's in the fall problaby, but that's only cause I also plan on 37's.
Find someone who's driven both - that's the person who's oppinion is best.
and that would be when you clearly said re-gearing wasn't needed?
Are there any computer adjustments needed when re-gearing?
It costs you ~250 RPM in OD, that's it.
I originally thought this was a mistake but after running the calculations I see it's right. Makes me feel all the better about my choice of 4.88s as there really isn't much of a gearing difference between the two and then add the whole weaker debate of the 5.29s makes it seem like a safer choice.
I never had any credibility to start with..................
So I was just reinforcing that point.![]()
All credibility lost using Romer as the basis for the voice of reason
If this doesn't create FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt), I don't know what will![]()
Hey Romer,
Given that we live in the same area, I'd like to know your experiences and where you wheel/what type of wheeling you do. I'm thinking of an eventual swap on gears, but want to get information from those that are much higher on the knowledge totem pole.
you should recalibrate the speedo. This will sync your shift points back to stock as well as properly display your speed.
There are several choices out there and they all basically do the same thing.
How would one do this when someone with 4.88 or 5.29 would have to go backwards or opposite of what the recalibration devices try to correct?
For example with stock gearing and 33" tires I would want to install a 31 tooth speedo gear ILO the standard 32 tooth in order to correct my speedometer. If I had 35" tires and 4.88 or 5.29 I have now overgeared putting me calibration problem the other direction. So they would need a 33 or 34 tooth speedo gear, correct?
Is there such corrections out there? Clear as mud?
BTW, Romer has a supercharger. Guys with superchargers seem to always leave out that little point when responding to gearing threads. If I had a supercharger, the point of which is to drive faster, I would have gone 4.88's.
I get your arguement for 4.88's, Romer... But aren't you supercharged?
Says the guy for years who stated regears aren't needed for driving in the mountains with 35's and then became waffle boy and flipped to the other extreme.
I drive comfortably at 80 mph with 4.88's that give me more rpms at speed than stock. I would only go 5.29's if I was going to run 37's.
I also based my decision on the opinion of 3 people who I respect who told me 5.29's have smaller teeth and they are more prone to breaking under load. Two of them had seen broken 5.29's.