I will find a set of tall rear tires instead for the drive, I have a 4:10 spool or 3:91 sure grip to pick between. The car is getting a 340 with a solid lifter cam that when I had it on the dyno a few months ago would rev past 7000 so maybe I won't need to touch the gears.
That is the approach my buddy used with his 67 Valiant with a 440, 4.10 gear. Short drag radials at the track, tall mud and snow tire for the drives, 10.90's.
Another friend ran his 69 Dart with 408 W-2 engine the entire week with a 4.56 spool out back, and the same set of drag radials the full trip. 11 teens.
"Livin' in a powder keg and givin' off sparks"
4 Street cars, 5 Race engines
