4.30s, 4.56s too much for the street?

[Mustang92]

Originally posted by 97whitecobra
Nice work! But what is the Post Subject? 4:30, 4:56 to much for the street? I personally am fine with my driving, but before you recomend a tall gear to someone make sure they can handle it. (not saying you did that, he is running drags). There is a lot of people here. 4 out of 5 people who have to come in here and ask that question, will go slower if they get a tall gear. I have a buddy who is the same way "%$@& IT put a 4:30 in everything!"
Anyway I dont want to argue. The combo seems to work good for your application. C- ya

That may be the subject but upon clarification it's more drag oriented which is why I made my comments. He asked about 4.30's which is something I have and I commented again I never said he should get them. I agree most newbies would not fare well with 4.30's which is why I suggested 4.10's instead. As for thinking put the largest gear in something I'm not like that at all. Again I'm trying to steer him away from 4.56's and 4.30's because they may be too aggressive for what his buddy is looking for. If he wanted the optimum gear for a NA 2V then 4.30's are the perfect gear with a 26x8.5 tire I surely don't recommend them to someone with zero driving experience.

This all started because your saying someone will not get traction with 4.10's or taller gear and that is not true. Will your average high schooler with a new GT or Cobra and 4.30's have problems? Absolutely. That doesn't mean with driving experience someone can't though. I know people with 4.88's that drive on the street just fine, don't mean I would try them. Just reading the original post will tell you he isn't a newbie, how many people do you know have 8.8's just laying around? Feel free to read all my posts on every board I post on I rarely if ever suggest a 4.30 gear to anyone because I know most can't handle it. There are 2-3 people on stangnet with GT's running 4.30's and couldn't be happier with them. However I never said go buy them, they made up their own minds and got them.

Bill