Re-gear when I lock the front?
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Re-gear when I lock the front?
Next mods are focusing on the suspension and axles. I wanna tackle the axles first. The main improvement is an aussie locker up front. Now, my question is.....Should I re-gear whilst having the d35h dropped? I've got the stock 4.10's but was looking to go up to 4.56's or even 4.88's. 33's are gonna be on for awhile but 35's are in the future outlook(next year). I think 4.56's would be perfect for 33's but am thinking about the future w/35's on. I could care less about mileage, it sucks to begin with. Otherwise I'd own a hybrid
I think I found a source to get some 4.56's or 4.88's for cheap so now's the time to decide. Oh yeah, anyone that has experience with re-gear/locker install wanna help? I'd be willing to travel and buy beer(or your choice non alcoholic beverage) and food =]
I think I found a source to get some 4.56's or 4.88's for cheap so now's the time to decide. Oh yeah, anyone that has experience with re-gear/locker install wanna help? I'd be willing to travel and buy beer(or your choice non alcoholic beverage) and food =]
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Originally Posted by l2en
The 4.10's are pretty wimpy with the 33's as opposed to driving it home(when I first bought it) with the stock 31's on.
i loved whooping up on civics and focuses lol, the truck isnt the same anymore..
and i cant smoke the tires anymore either, which could be good for tire life
i vote 4.88
theres a site, i thought i bookmarked it(guess not), you put in your tranny, t-case, tire size and diff gearing, it will tell you the engine RPMs at a given speed.. it came out to 3,000 rpms at 70 mph with 33's and 4.88's
as for the Aussie, i have one im going to install next weekend hopefully, ill try and take pictures for you
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here is a link. also it is a locker not a limited slip.
http://aussielocker.com/item.php/TM3...6/106014/.html
http://aussielocker.com/item.php/TM3...6/106014/.html
#10
locker
i got mine from http://aussielocker.com/
more specifically http://aussielocker.com/item.php/TM8...6/106014/.html
$229.99+shipping
edit:damn you got me
i got mine from http://aussielocker.com/
more specifically http://aussielocker.com/item.php/TM8...6/106014/.html
$229.99+shipping
edit:damn you got me
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if you have any question about what gear to go with, i suggest always going with the more aggressive gear. i went with 4.30's with my stock ~29" tires and i loved it. i had no real plans to go bigger, now with the 32's its still decent, but now i wanna go with 35's....so 5.13's will be in my future with an explorer rear prob . so i say go with 4.88's
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Originally Posted by fzr confused
if you have any question about what gear to go with, i suggest always going with the more aggressive gear. i went with 4.30's with my stock ~29" tires and i loved it. i had no real plans to go bigger, now with the 32's its still decent, but now i wanna go with 35's....so 5.13's will be in my future with an explorer rear prob . so i say go with 4.88's
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Originally Posted by gumby
fixed that for ya
im bettin fzr confused is 2wd anyhow, since hes runnin 4.30's now
im bettin fzr confused is 2wd anyhow, since hes runnin 4.30's now
yeah, hes 2wd
the thing to remember is you have a manual tranny, so your not seeing a power loss due to an automatic
Gumby has driven his xcab ranger with manual, 4.10s, and 33s and my trac with automatic, 4.10s, and 32s and thinks mines slow on the pickup. So personally if i had to regear for 35s id look into 4.88s but for a manual id look into 4.56s. But like you said you don't care about gas mileage and i doubt you really take it on super long road trips so 4.88s might be good for you, you'll just kill some highway performance
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Originally Posted by Gay-briel
yeah, hes 2wd
the thing to remember is you have a manual tranny, so your not seeing a power loss due to an automatic
Gumby has driven his xcab ranger with manual, 4.10s, and 33s and my trac with automatic, 4.10s, and 32s and thinks mines slow on the pickup. So personally if i had to regear for 35s id look into 4.88s but for a manual id look into 4.56s. But like you said you don't care about gas mileage and i doubt you really take it on super long road trips so 4.88s might be good for you, you'll just kill some highway performance
the thing to remember is you have a manual tranny, so your not seeing a power loss due to an automatic
Gumby has driven his xcab ranger with manual, 4.10s, and 33s and my trac with automatic, 4.10s, and 32s and thinks mines slow on the pickup. So personally if i had to regear for 35s id look into 4.88s but for a manual id look into 4.56s. But like you said you don't care about gas mileage and i doubt you really take it on super long road trips so 4.88s might be good for you, you'll just kill some highway performance
yea like i said he will like 4.56s with 33s but when he gets 35s he will want 4.88s
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It just seems like the 4.10's are way too tall for normal driving but seems perfect in 4lo. 4lo in the ranger is almost toooo low.
I miss my 79, that had 4lo(perfect range) AND a granny gear. With it in 4lo range in granny it felt the same as the Ranger in 4lo in first. I dunno, maybe I'm just being biased.
I miss my 79, that had 4lo(perfect range) AND a granny gear. With it in 4lo range in granny it felt the same as the Ranger in 4lo in first. I dunno, maybe I'm just being biased.