2WD Off Road Rangers Group
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Haha the responses are priceless. I think it's funny the 4x4 guys talk so much sh*t even though most of the time they leave there truck in 2WD when off road and only switch to 4x4 in the deep stuff. I figured I would make the group because, honestly, we have a ton of 2WD members who Prerun and Offroad. I mean a ton.
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hey Melt so is there anything you did to your drivetrain to go places like that, mine doesn't do that good, mine is stock drivetrain, i've never gone mudding in a 4X4 but i love it when i go through mud with mine i love how it fish tails like the whole time and you find out you cant turn and plow down an apple tree, haha, i love it
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Any of the members of this great group has a 2.3 inline 4 (of course 2wd) running on 30' or 31' bfg's? I'm looking for some feedback about mpg drop and power response loss on the gas pedal...
Im just a few months away from getting a 31x10.5 bfg km2 and dont wanna screw up my ride
Im just a few months away from getting a 31x10.5 bfg km2 and dont wanna screw up my ride
What size are your stock tires? The Noth American 4 cylinders come stock on
225/75R15's
#96
My trucks a 2.3L 2wd with 31's(not bfg's) gutless on stock gears but still drivable, highway mileage goes up, city milage goes down.If you wanna keep your truck in the same powerband as it is stock I would bump up your gear ratio. Since your truck came stock with 4.56's i would bump up to 4.88's.After i regeared mine from 4.10's to 4.56's it almost feels stock as far as power goes, Mpg's are close to what i got stock.
What size are your stock tires? The Noth American 4 cylinders come stock on
225/75R15's
What size are your stock tires? The Noth American 4 cylinders come stock on
225/75R15's
I saw 4.56s would be fine for 31s. it will feel different that stock for him but considering 4.0 guys run 4.88s with 35s I don't think that would be a good move for 31s lol
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And chevy guys run 4.10's on 35's!! Ford set that truck up with a higher ratio for a reason best to keep it there.If he hauls or tows with that thing it will put more stress on the drivetrain.
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I´ve learned more from this last posts than what I´ve learned about gears in a month.
So in conclusion:
- Up to 31´ tires I can go with my stock gears, I wont harm a lot mpg and power, but it will be slight noticeable a decrease in both.
- I should regear up to 4.88 if I want to keep the stock performance in mpg and power band.
And just like always.... the money will have for shure the last word.
I think I cannot afford the new regearing right now, So I might just go with 30" instead of 31". considering that my truck came with 235/75 R15 (almost 29") that should not be a problem. (and actually I use to tow around 2K lb with my Ranger)
And I´ll wait for the regearing until I can afford a locker too. Then I will only have to open de diff one time.
Thanks for sharing your expertise.
So in conclusion:
- Up to 31´ tires I can go with my stock gears, I wont harm a lot mpg and power, but it will be slight noticeable a decrease in both.
- I should regear up to 4.88 if I want to keep the stock performance in mpg and power band.
And just like always.... the money will have for shure the last word.
I think I cannot afford the new regearing right now, So I might just go with 30" instead of 31". considering that my truck came with 235/75 R15 (almost 29") that should not be a problem. (and actually I use to tow around 2K lb with my Ranger)
And I´ll wait for the regearing until I can afford a locker too. Then I will only have to open de diff one time.
Thanks for sharing your expertise.