Calculating Gear Ratio?

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  1. gummy bear

    gummy bear Light Load Member

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    Here's the info I have:

    at 1400 RPM I'm running 58mph
    at 1450 RPM I'm running 60mph

    The truck has 22.5 tires (not lo-pro) & a 10-speed Rockwell Transmission behind a Mack factory engine (unsure of the model of the engine).

    Any guess as to what the rear gear ratio is?
     
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  3. pcfreak

    pcfreak Heavy Load Member

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    Couldn't tell you for sure, but the best way to find out is on a flat surface, have someone else move the truck forward one tire turn and count the driveshaft revolutions. Then you know for sure.

    Usually there's a label on the drivers side door opening on the back side telling you what's in the truck.
     
  4. Longhood379

    Longhood379 Medium Load Member

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  5. Mack427

    Mack427 Medium Load Member

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    Mack rears or eaton's my SWAG would be 3.87 or 3.90 Mack truck will not have a tag on the cab but will be stamped or a tag on the rear end, or Mack parts man can tell you, all you need is last 6 of the vin
     
  6. VARITHMS

    VARITHMS Medium Load Member

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  7. Mack427

    Mack427 Medium Load Member

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    Mack truck with 3.08 gears and a direct drive rockwell I highly doubt it
     
  8. Rock hauler

    Rock hauler Light Load Member

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    It figures on the calculator to be 3.98, most likely it's 3.90's. if the tack is off 25 and the speedo is off 1 mile you can miss it a little. RPM X 60 divide by tranny top gear (.73 on most tranny's, except Mack, but you said Rockwell) divide by tire rev's per mile(11R22.5 is 4988) divide by rear end ratio = MPH. If you have 4 of the 5 you can find the other.
     
    gummy bear Thanks this.
  9. black_dog106

    black_dog106 Road Train Member

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    :biggrin_255:
     
  10. gummy bear

    gummy bear Light Load Member

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    Outstanding. Thanks much for the information!
     
  11. cat from the valley

    cat from the valley Medium Load Member

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    normally mack ratios would be out compared to normal rears like 3.87 or 4.17 and so on, i use to love em
     
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