Thread: TKO or T56?
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Old 08-27-2006, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2
However Im a bit bummed that it will have the .50 6th gear which makes it useless for anything except mileage. If I had know I would have gotten steeper rear gears rather than the 3.70s I got (3.90's ?).. Someday when I have it rebuilt I will change the gearing.

Oh, the T56 is smoother shifting compared to a TKO and it goes into reverse easier.
Better mileage is all a .50 6th cog was designed for,Steve. Back in the day,us older guys running 4.56 or 4.88 gears would have killed for a T56.
My 69 has a D&D Viper T56 with 4.11 gears and it works very well.
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