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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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Gears!!

Hello All,

I am looking for some good gears to put into my truck
(2002 F150 XLT V6 2wd). I have heard a few brands to look at. Does anyone have any recommendations. I have been told Yukon and Richmond gears are good. I am going to be putting on 35" tires with a gear ration of 4:56! Does this sound about right?

Also since the rear end will be apart i was think of putting in a lim slip diff. I have hear Auburn is the way to go. any other good ones?

Any help you guys can give it would be greatly appriciated.

 
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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I prefer ford gears unless you are doing massive mod to the rearend like c-clip eliminators and solid spacing instead of the crush sleeve.
Alan
 
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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I have Yukon gears and I like them. They are louder than my old stock Ford gears but Ford did not have 4.10 gears for the Expedition.

If you go to this site:

http://www.randysringandpinion.com/c...rs/default.asp

you'll have calculators to help determine the right gear ratio. Also, the experts here can help - they were very helpful with my gear selection.

Good luck

Jeff
 
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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i have had genuin gears in a few of my vehicles and they have all been great, have had 4.88 in my 03 for about 2 years now self installed, 30,000 miles on the gears just changed the gear oil about 1000 miles ago and no wear to speak of, i would recomend genuin gear to anybody, good luck, and yes 4.56 will put you within 100 rpm of stock with 35" tires
 
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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If they are installed correctly and set up right, then just about any company's gears should be fine. I've had good luck with Ford Racing's gearsets when I had my Mustang. The key to good gear life is good installation.
 
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