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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Who's running aftermarket gears?

I was contemplating between 4.10 and 4.56 gears for when I install 35's, but according to this chart, I should probably be deciding between 4.56 and 4.88 gears.

The chart is based on RPM at 65MPH in a 1:1 transmission drive gear.

Is anyone running 4.56 or 4.88 gears w/ 35" tires? I'm not too concerned about gas mileage.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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I prevously ran 4.56 gears with a 31" tall tire. So 4.56s on 35s would only be icing to the cake.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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I'm not understanding what you're saying about the icing on the cake.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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im running 4.56's with 38" tires and its perfect to me.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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4.56 with 35's
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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I have 4.56 with 35 and at times I wish I had the 4.88
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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I wonder any one making 4.30 gears ? i think its perfect set up 33-35"

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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by YOMAN
I wonder any one making 4.30 gears ? i think its perfect set up 33-35"

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I looked and couldnt find any 4.30s. If they had them I would make that one of my next mods.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 04:51 PM
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4.56's and 35's here. Couldn't find 4.30's either but now I'm glad I didn't. 75mph I'm running a hair over 2,250rpm. Check out the chart on www.grimmjeeper.com you can find the 4R75E trans and mix and match gears/tires etc. to compare at different rpms' etc.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackDawg
4.56's and 35's here. Couldn't find 4.30's either but now I'm glad I didn't. 75mph I'm running a hair over 2,250rpm.
That's what I'm thinking. Engine RPM @ 2,250 in overdrive at 75MPH isn't bad at all. That's why I'm thinking about going with 4.88 instead. Plus, less than 10% of my driving is on the freeway, so I'm not really too worried about high RPM's.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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i think 4.88 is toooo much for 35's.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jessem
I have 4.56 with 35 and at times I wish I had the 4.88
Jessem... if you had to replace your gears, would you step up to 4.88 or stay with 4.56?

I'm kind of a ***** for low end power!
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by patshea098
i think 4.88 is toooo much for 35's.
Phatsea, what are your RPM's at highway speeds with the 38's and 4.56's?

According to the Superlift chart (1:1 @ 65MPH) and the speed/RPM numbers that BlackDawg posted: I calculate that with 35's and 4.88's your RPM's would be around 2,400 @ 75MPH in overdrive. That doesn't seem too high to me at all. Plus, it's still in the suggested range of the Superlift chart for the proper gear ratio for that size tire... it's on the high end, but it is in the recommended range.

Hell, I had a 5-seed Level 2 FX4 Ranger with 4.10's and 31's from the factory and it ran over 3,000RPM in overdrive at 70MPH.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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For 35's I think that you should go with 4.56's the 4.88's IMO are more for 37's and up. Go with the 35's I think you'll be glad that you did.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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cost me 1200 for parts and labor.

ill check my rpm;s tomorrow at 65 MPH
 
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