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As a 6 sp. owner I agree with everyone above. By going to the .5" shorter tires, you have in effect 3.80 rear gears, a nice combo. First gear is low in the SSR trans. for a reason; it's a very heavy ride! If you're ever next to an 18 wheeler at a stop light see how far they move in low gear. They will make 3 gear changes before you're out of first. Gear multiplication is really your best bud in a heavy vehicle with a manual trans. With the SSR being somewhat notorious for clutch issues, I sure wouldn't abuse it more with a higher gear change. This is my third summer on my 4.56s and I wouldn't dream of changing back. Just back from a 2K mile road trip and still averaged 20.5 mpg with a lot of stop and go and mountain driving and the trunk full.
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