Wtb gears

OKC Z

I want to buy the 4.08 gear set up for my non-lsd '09 Z. Let me know what u have.
Thank you

BGTV8

Cheaper to fit 275/35R18 rear tyres and 245/45R18 fronts if you have 18" wheels ... is close to the same gearing change .... and if 19" wheels, adopt a similar strategy .. looking for tyres with overall diameter of ~650mm - has the added adantage of lowering the car by 15-20mm and givning the handling benefits over lower CoG

OKC Z

Very interesting...Thank you for your input. I already got some tires not exactly what you mentioned in the way that I got me a lower stance I got 285-45-18 Nitto 555R Extreme Drag Radials. And kept the stock size in the front. They have awesome griping power. You think if i get gears on top of some drag radials i wont see any difference in acceleration?

BGTV8

A 275/45R18 is approx 740mm in overall diameter (OEM tyre is ~675mm in OD). You are raising the rear by ~32mm and will need at least 4.08:1 diff ration to maintain the same gearing.

Gears on top of the drag radials you've mentioned will only result in similar acceleration - yes, you might gain a little from grippier tyres but that only if you get wheelspin now - because grippier tyres will assist in eliminating lost time in wheelspin.

The drag tyres on their own will slow your quarter-mile pass times as you are increasing the gearing, not decreasing.

If you are going to use the drag tyre, you'll need 4.3 or 4.4 gears to gain an acceleration advantage and them when you fit standard size rear tyres, at 60mph, you'll be pulling over 3000rpm in 6th gear.

Depends what you want really. If its a DD, then cheapest is 275/35R18 rear with 245/45R18 front. This gives you ~8% lower gearing without changing diff gears.

If the car is a competiton car and you want tot go balls-out in toerms of chasing 1/4mile times, and you want to use a sticky drag tyre and use the size you;ve mentioned, then you need 4.3 or 4.4 gears to gain improved acceleration (IMHO)