4 speed od or 5 speed

I disagree with some of the comments about the dakota trans. For instance, if you're swapping in an AX15 trans (I realize that's not what you have) you don't have to modify the floor itself at all. Yes you need to notch the upper crossmember a little to clear the shifter but not much. Also, as far as the gear ratios go, I was playing around with an online gear ratio calculator and with a 3.08 gear (I'm gonna run an 8.8 rearend) and a 295/45/18 I will have the same take off as a 904 with 4.10s and 205/75/14s, PLUS cruise at 70mph at 2000rpm.

Here's my calculated results

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