4:56 or 4:88
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01-21-2009
All this talk makes me think how nice my drive home was from the airport in my f150, 73mph at 1800 rpm with 35's, niiiice and quiet and smooth. 
Though I'm still wishing for a slightly lower gear (4.30's or 4.56)
My last thought is, with the OHV and 35's, with highway driving, 4.56's will work great.
I'm thinking back how my ranger (4.0L OHV 5 spd) was with 3.73's and 33's. I think 4.10's would have worked well with it for highway driving. I remember how the OHV doesn't like to rev high and feels like it's about to explode around 4k RPM, but has plenty of low end torque.
Mine came stock with 3.73's and 31" tires. If you try to bring it back to stock with 35's, you would need 4.21 gears (don't exist). So 4.56 gears will bring you a little lower than stock helping with the extra weight, without revving too high on the freeway.
The SOHC is a different beast, it pulls great once you get the revs up, but wants a lower gear to get moving.
Though I'm still wishing for a slightly lower gear (4.30's or 4.56)
My last thought is, with the OHV and 35's, with highway driving, 4.56's will work great.
I'm thinking back how my ranger (4.0L OHV 5 spd) was with 3.73's and 33's. I think 4.10's would have worked well with it for highway driving. I remember how the OHV doesn't like to rev high and feels like it's about to explode around 4k RPM, but has plenty of low end torque.
Mine came stock with 3.73's and 31" tires. If you try to bring it back to stock with 35's, you would need 4.21 gears (don't exist). So 4.56 gears will bring you a little lower than stock helping with the extra weight, without revving too high on the freeway.
The SOHC is a different beast, it pulls great once you get the revs up, but wants a lower gear to get moving.
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Im not calling you a liar... but, I have 33"s and 3.73 and I average about 15 all around. Mostly freeway driving doing 65-70. Maybe a little exaggeration???? It just sounds too good to be true! BTW, I have tuned it to correct the speedo and odometer for the larger tires
If your working your engine ( as you are with your 3.73's ) , your going to use more fuel at initial movement/acceleration. a lower gear will take less fuel as torque replication is more easily achieved.
In city driving, I average about 8-9 MPG, on the highways, I have seen over 30mpg with 3.31's and a better OD gear.
Its all about burn rate and energy expelled -vs- the friction of the drivetrain.
Lower gears= less resistance.
#33
01-21-2009
thanks so with 4.56s it should be around 2k
i have 3.27s now and in the city i get **** for gas but on the highway i get 18-20
Something to remember..
If your working your engine ( as you are with your 3.73's ) , your going to use more fuel at initial movement/acceleration. a lower gear will take less fuel as torque replication is more easily achieved.
In city driving, I average about 8-9 MPG, on the highways, I have seen over 30mpg with 3.31's and a better OD gear.
Its all about burn rate and energy expelled -vs- the friction of the drivetrain.
Lower gears= less resistance.
If your working your engine ( as you are with your 3.73's ) , your going to use more fuel at initial movement/acceleration. a lower gear will take less fuel as torque replication is more easily achieved.
In city driving, I average about 8-9 MPG, on the highways, I have seen over 30mpg with 3.31's and a better OD gear.
Its all about burn rate and energy expelled -vs- the friction of the drivetrain.
Lower gears= less resistance.
i have 3.27s now and in the city i get **** for gas but on the highway i get 18-20
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well i plan on body lifting it but at the same time my 2wd is gonna be my dd for a while and i dont wana kill the mileage i get around town since it doesnt see the interstate all to often but if i ever do a 3in bl im pretty sure id wana swap in a v8 and 35's just for that power my 3.0 doesnt have
#36
01-27-2009
well i just found out that my parents want me to get something else to run back and forth to school. but i still get to keep the ranger so the ranger will be just for getting fire wood and stuff trail truck thats still street legal for the most part so its def guna get 4.88 or 5.13s and 33s this summer
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#39
01-27-2009
i dont have cash for that stuff right now im down at penn state harrisburg right now my one room mate lives in palmyra i know right where you are right now but all i would want would be the gears.
Rich its not going to be on the streets its going to be a trail truck to pull logs out and stuff
Rich its not going to be on the streets its going to be a trail truck to pull logs out and stuff
