[Cal Metal]

Dave:

A 2.95 is still a very low gear. A true close ratio would be in the 2.20 to 2.40 range. A WIDE ratio Toploader uses a 2.78 first gear.

As Jack21 pointed out, stay with the .80 OD. The .68 is useless with a 302. You don't have enough low to mid range torque to make it manageable when cruising at 70 mph. You will be downshifting to make it up every small grade.