I want to put in gears in my 95 5speed 5.0 but which ones should I choose 355 or 373. I use this car as a daily driver but I want preformance. I'm leaning towards the 373s but I don't want to be on the freeway going 70 at 3K on the tach. What do you guys have, how street-able are 373s?
i had 3.55s in my 95 up until a few weeks ago. i now have 4.10s. i really like the 4.10s but my car isnt a daily driver. if it was, i probably would have left the 3.55s. those are good all-around gears for dailys. with my 4.10s ( 5 speed ) i turn just a hair under 2300 @ 60. not terrible but i DID notice a change to the worse in gas mileage.
i wouldnt go more than 3.73s for a DD. you will like the 3.55s or the 3.73s so you cant really go wrong. just my $0.02
4.30's will put you close to 3,000 rpm with a t5 tranny and stock size tires. If you want to keep up with i-state traffic, you'll be at 3,000rpm or more