Ok I know im starting to beat a dead dog again and this has been spoken about a lot on other threads and boards but I can't find the info I am looking for. Im picking up a 96-98 cobra in a couple months and prepurchasing some goodies. Now the car will be a street and daily driver but it will also be a course car for weekend fun. Plans are to stay N/A with all basic bolt ons and suspension set up along with a T-56 as for rear gears what would be a recommendation ?
Rear Gears
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All day 430 with the t56
AMDanBailer
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Hey,
The 96-98 Cobras might be one of my favorite cars every made, I'm confident you will love it, especially if you stick a T-56 in there!
With the T-56, you will have an extra gear to save you fuel on the highway, which will let you step up your gear ratio just a bit more. Normally for a build like this and the manner you will be using your car I would go with a 3.73, but with that extra gear in the T-56, you can step it up to a 4.10. The 4.10 gear will certainly get you up and going quickly when you want to, and be subtle enough to keep your highway fuel economy reasonable.
If you do a lot of highway driving, you may want to consider a 3.90 gear, or if you want to go all out performance, you could go to a 4.30 gear. A lot depends on your driving habits and commutes, but anywhere between these ratios will do you very well.
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-Drew
Agree completely
Lol where are all the 4.56 suggestions? Thats what I am doing after searching endlessly on this forum.
Is there a promo code or something for this perk?
That's what I would run if I had a T56 :rockon:
My viper spec will have a .50
Anything less than 4.10 and you'll probably regret it. I just upgraded mine from 3.73 to 4.10 and after about a month I already wish I had gone 4.30
Just my two cents.
Just my two cents.
All the fast N/A guys in central Florida are running 4.56s..there , happy now?
Yup haha makes me feel better about doing it, especially for street driving.
4.56's. That what I have with my 03 Cobra T56. I should of gone 4.88...
488 is to much for a stock rear end.
Imo 430 is gonna be your best all around
Imo 430 is gonna be your best all around
^^^ I strongly disagree.
Correct on the gear ratio comment. It's also, plain and simple, a stronger, better box, you can grow with.
I daily drove my 96 with 4.56s for years and loved it. Even with 580rwhp I sometimes wish I had the dig of the 4.56s. They were a blast. I run 4.10s now, but that's with a blower. 4.56s. .. You won't regret it. If you go 4.10s you'll just get ditched by people with 4.56s.
My .02, 4.10s don't forget the interstate.
This. I've driven my car 750 miles one way, twice, 26 mpg, the lady didn't complain a bit. 4.56 /endthread
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