# Starting to build my next 240, advice needed by some smart ppl.

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [February 6, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/starting-to-build-my-next-240-advice-needed-by-some-smart-ppl/112974 "2008-02-06T12:54:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/starting-to-build-my-next-240-advice-needed-by-some-smart-ppl/112974/7 "2008-02-06T15:28:51Z")

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> [@The S gets more ass then I do! PICS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-s-gets-more-ass-then-i-do-pics/15771/246):
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> Does anyone know where I could find a taller gear then the stock 4.08:1 ? That is fairly easy to swap in.
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> I want a little more jump off the line and more grunt low in 1st gear (espically city driving) which explians me wanting to change the rear-end, but at the same time I dont want to make the 3800rpm @ 130km/hr in 5th gear (or whatever it is) any worse.

you want a shorter gear, then, not taller

ca-equipped cars came with slightly shorter rear end ratios

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