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[rumax]

There are lots of options on diffs- check the forum- almost everything has been done at some stage. Mine has a 3.5:1 and feel it still revs too high at highway speeds. if I had a choice, with 14" tyres, I would get something about 3.00:1 , dropping the revs right down @ 100k to around 2300, from 2800 now (with 3.5) or over 3500 with the original 4.54:1.

But I'm sure there are others with different views.

Cheers & good luck

Russell
PS do you have a single or duel wheels?

[Tasford]

My intention is to use it as an every day driver, so hauling kids, going shopping,  the usual sort of thing. I'm no longer a hard driver, so the need of stop on a penny brakes just isn't required any more. There are a few hilsl about in southern Tasmania where I live, but they've been here for quite some time so they're no longer much of a surprise. The only weight it'll be hauling is it's self and 3 people, max.
 The manual that's in it is on it's last legs and will be getting changes as is the clutch, so I was thinking of and auto as there are a few that are available to me through mates. If I get an auto with an over drive it would be good, but I think it'll be more than  likely  a 1:1 straight through final drive.

  I intend to keep the 14 inch wheels as they are period, in good condition and I like them, and was thinking of 60 or 70 series rubber probably 225  235 on the rear if I can get them, it would also fill the wheel arch a bit better than the 50 series.
  Ideally if I can get it to cruse at 110 @ 2500 to 2800 rpm I would be very happy, so I was thinking of a diff at about 3:1  or as some one mentioned 2-8 :1.
 It's single wheels on the back ( and the front as well )

 My wife's 1973 Mini runs a 2-9 :1 on 12 inch wheels and that gets along very well she is doing the best part of 700k's a week all year round, with only a bit of regular maintenance.

 Jeff.....