Has anyone opted for a gear change when adding their 22" wheels? Possibly from 3.55 to at least 4.10. I'm just curious?

 

yes, everyone is getting re-geared when upgrading to 35s.. theres a chart out there just cant find it, but thats with bigger tires. im not sure but it should be the same for you. maybe 4.56s?

 

i probably should have specified. i have a street truck. 22" rims with 305/40 tires. not 35's by any means. i just havent seen anything on the subject. lots of info for lifted trucks though.

 

yea im not sure if its the same route.. pretty sure someone will help out tho

 

I have 33's with my 22's and I stuck with my 3.55's. I mostly due highway driving and don't tow or haul anything so I don't really need different gears. Plus I go back to my OEM wheels for the winter.

 

No change here.

 

are you keeping the same overall diameter?

or upgrading tire diameter while bumping to the 22" rims?





if keeping the same overall diamter, the change to 4.10 gears will overcome any power loss you have due to the extra weight.




if upping the diameter as well, the 4.10 may/may not help out. It depends on the final tire size. a 4.56 gear is about perfect for 35" tall tires, and a 4.10 set is about right for 33-34" tires

 

I have 305/40/22's and I changed from 3.55's to 4.30's but wish I had gone with 4.56's. But I am still happy with the 4.30's, they say in a NA application that you really need to go 1 numerical range to notice a big improvement that would mean 3.55 to 4.56 to really notice a difference in the seat of the pants. just my .02

 

i honestly have no idea what the factory diameter is. i was mostly wondering if anyone has done the change, and if so, the pros and cons of it.

im definitely not putting on offroad tires on a 2wd truck.

plus its lowered.

 

im not planning on a setup like yours. not anytime soon anyways. would you still recommend the gear swap anyways? how is your highway mileage?

 

There isn't a real necessary reason to re-gear unless you lift the suspension and put heavy wheels & tires on.

 

thanks. thats kinda what i was wondering.

 

Yeah I definetly wouldn't regear by just bumping up to 22" wheel.....actually I haven't regeared even with the lift and tires on my current truck with 3.55's. But that alone keeps me from going to a 37" tire.

 

alot of street trucks go to 4.10's.

go to the street scene section and ask this you might have a little better response.

 

Tire diameter is the main reason to go with lower gear's unless the 22" wheels are super heavy and you need more grunt to turn 'em. Then you'll need more brakes to stop them!