What front diff do I have and how do I know ?
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What front diff do I have and how do I know ?
Hey So I am looking for ring and pinions see this post
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=17410
and I contacted this guy as John Griggs suggested
Jeremy Ayers, J.T. Parts and Accessories (Specializing in Differential Parts and Service)
Phone: 425-879-6192
email: jtsdifferentialsaxles@comcast.net
Website: http://www.ringpinion.biz
So this guy sells a lot of gears and what not and he is asking me what front diff I have. He says " I would think that your truck should have the Super Dana 30 which is what an 03 Explorer has in it." Ummm.... I thought they were all D35/28 hybrids ? So what do i have, how do i know, and where can I varify it ?
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=17410
and I contacted this guy as John Griggs suggested
Jeremy Ayers, J.T. Parts and Accessories (Specializing in Differential Parts and Service)
Phone: 425-879-6192
email: jtsdifferentialsaxles@comcast.net
Website: http://www.ringpinion.biz
So this guy sells a lot of gears and what not and he is asking me what front diff I have. He says " I would think that your truck should have the Super Dana 30 which is what an 03 Explorer has in it." Ummm.... I thought they were all D35/28 hybrids ? So what do i have, how do i know, and where can I varify it ?
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Yes I am doing both, I knew it would be easy to find gears for the back but the front seems a little harder.
How does $560.50 sound for
8.8” 4.88 r&p are $163.00
8.8” Master Install Kit $75.00
Front gears Dana 35 $134.99
Master kit for Dana 35 $115.00
Notched cross pin $34.50
Shipping included
How does $560.50 sound for
8.8” 4.88 r&p are $163.00
8.8” Master Install Kit $75.00
Front gears Dana 35 $134.99
Master kit for Dana 35 $115.00
Notched cross pin $34.50
Shipping included
#13
The short term is 35's but I am buying a camper which weighs in at 2200 lbs empty. I am planning on camping as much as every other weekend to at least once a month. The long term after I get a suspension lift I might go bigger but I will at least go wider. I think a 35x14.5x15 looks sweet !
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ya. i just think that 4.88s and 35s might be too much.
new tire / old tire * current gears = needed gears
35/31 * 4.10 = 4.36 (4.10-4.36= -.26 difference)
35/31 * 4.10 = 4.62 (4.56-4.62= -.06 difference)
35/31 * 4.10 = 4.62 (4.88-4.62= +.25 difference)
but on the otherhand
37/31 * 4.10 = 4.89 (4.88-4.89= +.01 difference)
im confused at which one id want to run with 35s. i tow quite a bit. but 4.88s is a little high but at the same time if i want to bigger than 35s the 4.56s just wont cut it.
new tire / old tire * current gears = needed gears
35/31 * 4.10 = 4.36 (4.10-4.36= -.26 difference)
35/31 * 4.10 = 4.62 (4.56-4.62= -.06 difference)
35/31 * 4.10 = 4.62 (4.88-4.62= +.25 difference)
but on the otherhand
37/31 * 4.10 = 4.89 (4.88-4.89= +.01 difference)
im confused at which one id want to run with 35s. i tow quite a bit. but 4.88s is a little high but at the same time if i want to bigger than 35s the 4.56s just wont cut it.
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Yeah i know what you mean. 4.88's seem like a lot. If there was a 4.63 ratio that would be perfect, but then if you went bigger even they wouldn't keep up. I am just thinking about my new towing needs, and knowing me I'll put bigger tires on it one day. I would hate to spend almost $600 for gears now only to do it again later. I like to do it right the first time once.
I thought stock tires were 30's not that it would make that big of a difference.
I thought stock tires were 30's not that it would make that big of a difference.
#16
Originally Posted by Ranger1
Yeah i know what you mean. 4.88's seem like a lot. If there was a 4.63 ratio that would be perfect, but then if you went bigger even they wouldn't keep up. I am just thinking about my new towing needs, and knowing me I'll put bigger tires on it one day. I would hate to spend almost $600 for gears now only to do it again later. I like to do it right the first time once.
I thought stock tires were 30's not that it would make that big of a difference.
I thought stock tires were 30's not that it would make that big of a difference.
ya i want to do it right the fist time too. but idk if i would go bigger than 35s.
and ya stock tires were 30.6 or 30.8 i rounded.
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Originally Posted by Rand
It does if you wheel it.. maybe not during street driving..
those pics you posted were a show truck.. not an offroad vehicle.
those pics you posted were a show truck.. not an offroad vehicle.
I know RyanRebel had 38.5's on his truck and wheeled it and didn't break anything(that I know of). I really think I might go to 35x14.5x15 after a RCD. But no bigger.
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