Rearend Ratios & MSD box question
I've recently had my 4.11 rearend mess up so stuck my spare 4.86 ratio in it and I've had issues with rpms.. run same gear ratio I did with the 4.11 and turn less rpms. Ex.. a 6.90 in the w/411 would turn 75 & the same gear ratio for a 486 would turn 7-71.. also happens with different motors (steelhead & 604crate get 64-66 out of crate with same gear ratio I ran with 411). The 411 was all low drag best you can get. 486 stuff is jus standard stuff.
Question i have is... Would the ratios make that big of a difference? Do I just needa try different gears to get the rpms up or could something else be goin on like maybe MSD box or coil going bad? Thanks for any advice/help!