Recommended Gears for 06 GTS

[snake plissken]

Hello Everyone,

I have a Stock 06 GTS, and I'm looking for a little more pep. Everyone I speak to suggests gears. What ratio do you recommend? I do a lot of Highway driving so I don't want anything to radical, how do 355's sound?

 

[Bandit3]

3:55's, plenty of comments about this, do a search. I have them in my 06 and they're perfect.

 

[eucharistos]

typo 06 gts
if mostly highway, consider 3.33 with 18" wheels; 3.55 with 19" wheels; 3.73 with 20+" wheels

for mostly street, start at 3.55 with 18" wheels....

imo (vca educated)

 

[ILLSMOQ]

typo 06 gts
if mostly highway, consider 3.33 with 18" wheels; 3.55 with 19" wheels; 3.73 with 20+" wheels

for mostly street, start at 3.55 with 18" wheels....

imo (vca educated)

you should adjust this recomendation to account for the tires not the rims. 3.73 would be good for 335/30r20 but might be too much gear for 345 or 335/25r20

3.55 gets my vote....unless you run the 18 inch wheels with shorter than stick diameter tires.

 

[eucharistos]

you should adjust this recomendation to account for the tires not the rims. 3.73 would be good for 335/30r20 but might be too much gear for 345 or 335/25r20

3.55 gets my vote....unless you run the 18 inch wheels with shorter than stick diameter tires.

ILLSMOQ, you are right,

and in theory i knew that, just didn't know the specifics

but i do know:

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btw, my vote is for 3.55's too

 

[uvbnbit]

Is it an '06 or a GTS? "year matters!"
'06 came with 19" rears, correct?

 

[snake plissken]

The previous owner put an aftermarket 18 rim all round form FISKE on it. The rears are 345/30R18 BFGoodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial. So I'm a little hesitant about 3.55's for the highway.

 

[uvbnbit]

The first thing we did with ours was go from 17" to 18" wheel (thinking it would fill up some fenderwell space)---it doesn't. We then had what we "thought" was a 3.55 put in. Actually turned out to be a 3.73. That was a bit much now that we're S/C'd. I think you'll like the 3.55. As said before, search some other threads and you'll find some gear calculators too. Hope this helps.

 

[uvbnbit]

The previous owner put an aftermarket 18 rim all round form FISKE on it. The rears are 345/30R18 BFGoodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial. So I'm a little hesitant about 3.55's for the highway.

So, we're talking about a '96 not an '06?

 

[plumcrazy]

find out the overall diameter of the tire and compare to OEM ?

 

[Hamrhead]

I had 3.55's in my '06 Coupe and liked them so much, I put them in my '08 Coupe too.