Reliability of Early V8 and Highway Driving

[mrtexas]

You realize with the gearing available probably no more than 25mph due to very tall rear end gears? 5.11-7.25

http://aafords.com/aa-chassis/aa-4000-rear-axle/

[alan_d]

Originally Posted by mrtexas

You realize with the gearing available probably no more than 25mph due to very tall rear end gears?

Is that true of the models with the 2-speed transmission also?

I've seen people saying they get 40mph comfortably on the AA.

I was hoping the V8 would get better speed, say 50-55mph.

The cars were rated much higher I thought and would do about 70-80mph, maybe I'm wrong. I would expect the flatbed to be slower, this is kind of true in general, but 25mph seems a bit conservative...

Could still work for what I want it for, as it won't see freeway per se, it will see some 50mph highways possibly...the immediate roads around my property are all 30 mph AFAIK. My street definitely is. To get to a market I would need to go about 5 miles down the road. Speed limit is 45mph possibly, but it gets out to the Highway that is definitely 50-55mph. Still, could work in that environment. I could drive slower on the 50mph Highway, not an issue. But to get around the lake would require some roads up to 50-55mph. I don't have a house on it now, so no worries. That is where I would end up keeping the AA/BB. I was hoping to be able to fetch trees that be within the 3000 lb. payload.

I need to do more research, hard to find too much on the BB. Not a lot of them, but a nice one just sold on ebay for $7500, with a V8. I know of one not too far from me, no bed, needs some work but runs which I've been thinking about...

Alan