i want to run 33s, but with what gears?
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i want to run 33s, but with what gears?
Hey everyone, im just looking for a little help, i have a 1997 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0 with stock gears (idk what size) with 31x10.50 pro comp mud terrians and i want to move to 33x10.50 BFG mud terrains, but i don't know what size gears to run, to get a little better gas milage out of it, what should i do?
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My 4.0 w/ automatic transmission NEVER got hot with 33's and 3.73 gears. The hottest it ran, even in August, was 190*. Granted I had an aux cooler, but still.
My 4.0 w/ automatic transmission NEVER EVER got hot with 35's and 4.56 gears. The hottest it ran, even in August, was 150*.
Don't give advise like that again.
If you have the stock gearing at 3.73, it will be fine; just add an aux transmission cooler. The difference between 3.73 and 4.10 is marginal. Granted 4.10 gears are prime for 33's on a 4.0. I would suggest if you have 3.73 gears waiting to upgrade the gearing when you go to the next size tire. You should NOT run 35's on 3.73 gearing, that is just bad.
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last time i checked any member could openly post in this part of the message board.