would an f-body driveshaft and yoke work?! and idk how tall mine are.. i think theyre 275/45/20s... i just got stock 3.73's for now. im gona upgrade to a detroit true track locker as well. I for sure want the motor and tranny done and installed by the end of may before i leave for basic, after that im just gona do ther rest little by little.. its hard to try an get everything done bc im never home due to working on the road... im maybe home 2-5 days outa a month

 

your tires are right around 30" tall. you will have to have a driveshaft made. the fbody one wont handle the stress from the extra weight of the truck, but i also dont think it is the right length.

fyi on gears, notice the difference in how long it takes to spin up.

3.73 with a t-56
Regency RST Dyno Retune 3 29 08 006 - YouTube

4.88 with t-56
Red04RegencyRST - YouTube

 

Nice!! what rpm's are u running in 6th say at 80 mph? and are caltracks really worth it, im having issues with spinning once i get over a certain speed, mostly high rpm's in 2nd gear, and no matter what i do off the line she just spins and gets bent

 

At 80mph I'm at about 2300rpms with the 4.88's.

And the cal-tracs are totally worth the money. I can almost dead hook on street tires at the track and very little spin on the street.

 

Holy hell. You could've pushed the ****** down the track and gotten a better 60' lol.

 

I know, right? With a good 60' and that MPH which would probably be a little higher with a good 60 as well I'm thinking low 14's high 13's...just need to learn how to drive lol.

edit: @Billy - Yeah street tires, no idea what the track temp was...the ambient was about 60* Most of the problem was me dumping the clutch at ~2500.

 

thats not too bad, what kinda street tires do u run?! I have Falken S/tz tires and i HATE them!!! lookin for somethin with waayyy better traction

 

I have a T-56 with the Keisler midshift kit. Not gonna lie, its not an easy swap. I did it for a Sonoma I had and have been thinking about putting it in my truck. And based off of my measurement, it is about 2" off still but a hell of a lot closer than not moving it. It's a very good kit. From what I can tell it is also a sudo short throw.

 

very nice man, an yea i can live with that.. I have a guy who works n tranny shop here n Topeka and specializes in t-56. said he will do the swap for me including teardown and rebuild for $350 i just pay for parts... i plan on buying the Keisler kit n about a month when i get back from Vegas. Do u think i would be able to reuse the shift lever out of my RST?!?! if i just got a different ball for the 6 spd

 

heres small vid of my truck after my tune from HP Tuners from 20 roll, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeEMyLolSWg