4.56 or 4.88 help!

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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 11:55 AM
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4.56 or 4.88 help!

I finaly have money to do my gears in my 04 f150 5.4 4x4 I im curantly running 35's but i im thinking of adding 2 mor inches of lift and going up to
37's. i dnt know what gears to go with I dnt put the miles on the truck like i used to now that it hit 80,000 i have only put a 1,000 miles on it in 2 months can any body tell me what kined of rpms i will be runing at 60-65-70 mph with the 35's and 4.88 thank you
 
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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well for me to keep up w traffic thats actually doing respectably close to 70 is 2500-2600 with 4.88 and 35s.
imo too much gear for the tires.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 12:07 PM
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I was running that combo for a while and loved it.

I thought I was around 2500 rpm at 75 or so.

I've got a pic somewhere that I'll search for.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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http://www.4lo.com/calc/gearratio.htm

Transmission ratio in overdrive = 0.7
Transfer case ratio = 1
 
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 01:21 PM
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im running 37's with 4:56s and love it. imho i think its the perfect combo! not really sure what rpms im at around 70 or so but i'll check and get back with you
 
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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If you're looking at 37's go with 4.88's.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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4.88s!

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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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anything over 35 i would go with 4.88
 
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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i got brand new 4.88 and master rebuild for $400
 
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