gears for street and strip?

[benswolf_1]

OK I have a 67 ford galaxie and am going to get new gears for the rearend and want to know how high I can go to do good at the strip and still be able to drive it around town I was thinken of some 4.11's but want your opinions- I will barely ever drive on a highway with this car so its all in town driving if that helps. Thanks!

[Mangelspony]

If its around town Id say somewhere in there would be right. Thats pretty low and without overdrive youll get shitty mileage on the highway. I always stick with the3.50 to 1 for all around greatness. If you have the 390 youll have plenty of torque to take off and will have a hard time sticking to the asphault with 4.11s.

[jeffreyclay]

I used to keep a range of hogheads set up for swaps. Most of the time I'd run 3:70's for a mixture of town & country. Remember to figure in your tire's profile as part of the ratio. G60-14 with 3:70 was about the same as 4:11's with stock height tires.