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HELP! need everyones thoughts on 3.9 diff gears!!! urgent

slappedvr

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hey guys
im getting my new lsd diff installed in a few days and im having a very hard time deciding what diff gears to get.
im tossing up between 3.45s and 3.9s
my car is an automatic vr v6 commodore .
all information and tips would be of great help.(revs at 100kph,shift points)
cheers
 

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can you get 3.7's

i know my boss has 3.7's in his vz gto but they have a differnt housing

but out of the two options i would go the 3.45's
 

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to hard to find 3.7s ive tried.
alot of people say 3.45s dont make much difference.
 

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If you tell me what size tires you have and what rpm it redlines at i will work out your shift points and 100km/h rpms with both ratios.
 

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215/60/r15
shifts at about 5500rpm
 

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with 3.45s it will sit on 2016rpm at 100km/h and shift at 62, 119, 191
with 3.9s it will sit on 2278rpm at 100km/h and shift at 55, 104, 169
 

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thanks mate that helps alot
also when i get the gears installed
will it stuff up the way my auto shifts?
 
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