4.56 vs 4.88

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Old 05-12-2010, 01:09 PM
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Ill be down there this saturday and start work monday but sure thing. anything that doesnt involve damn coil springs is easy.
 
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alright man that sounds good it wont be anytime to soon because im waiting on a couple of more paychecks but ide really prefer not to pay the 650 bucks for labor
 
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and one more question, what brand should i buy i really dont know much about gears, are some better than others ? also where is a good place to get them ?
 
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Originally Posted by karnak
anybody have 37s with 4.88s ?

some feedback would be awesome!
I just put 4.88's in to go with my 37's and couldnt be happier. I would guess it's running about 75 at 2400'ish RPM.
Speedos off still though.
Went with the 4.88 knowing it would be a touch low figuring it will help make up for the added weight from the bigger tire, suspesion, tube work ect...

I got Motive Gears from National Drivetrain. They easily set up within just a few thou off the factory shims and seem to be really quiet.

Eric
 

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Old 06-06-2010, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by karnak
anybody have 37s with 4.88s ?

some feedback would be awesome!
Did you get your new gears? What did you go with? I had Yukon 4.88s front and rear with my 37s. Before that I had 35s with stock 3.73s. It was a major improvement in performance. MPG difference was negligent; if there was a change, I didn't notice. I drive pretty conservatively, though, during everyday driving and I tuned the 4.88s into the computer with a superchips flashpaq. I just recently upgraded to 40" Procomp Xterrains, lost about 1 mpg but the truck still performs very well with the 4.88s. Make sure your tranny is in good working order though; bigger tires and 4.88s mean a lot more strain. I had mine rebuilt/upgraded after I destroyed the stock one from participating at Race Legal several times.
 



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