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Old Mar 22nd, 2005, 05:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dflw_99
i recently put some aftermarket tires 31X10.50R15 on my 2000 frontier xe auto, the thing is that i have lost a lot of my top end exsepically in top gear between 1500 and 2000 once it goes past this it does better but not much. Just wondering what i could do for more pormance in top gear,

can someone tell me a cheap and/or the better and more expensive and what you would recommend

besides telling me to buy a new one

thx
What size tire did you have before?
Don't forget, if they were smaller, your speedo is reading low.

But, it's a common complaint when people go to larger tires.
A lot of people change to a lower gear ratio (higher number).
Do you have 4wd? If so, you've got to change gears in both diffs.
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