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re gearing soon

im going to be getting 33"s on my truck soon and dont know what gear ratio to get for 75%street driving and 25% dirt. whats the next step up from 4.10s? is there a 4.30? and also, what type lockers/ ls are yal running on the street?

and from the factory. 8.8 in a XLT what spline count should i have? 31 spline?
 
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You have a 28-spline, for the other questions I dont know.
 
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just get 4.56 it will be perfect if you get bigger tires eventully you wont need to do it again
 
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i know im not going bigger than a 33 ever.. im putting a camburg 5.5 kit on the truck and want to be able to use the travel ill gain without rubbing or bottoming out.

would it be better in the long run to buy a 9" and build that instead of changing axles to a higher spline count
 
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