Best gears for 33" tires?
02-09-2007, 03:22 PM
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That makes sense because the 4.10 ring gear is smaller and weaker than the 5.71 ring.
Have a look at the 4th pic down here: http://zukaz.tripod.com/410suck.htm and tell me which ring will break first, the left or right?
Have a look at the 4th pic down here: http://zukaz.tripod.com/410suck.htm and tell me which ring will break first, the left or right?
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02-09-2007, 04:20 PM
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Or maybe the 4.10's are cheaper and since they make their own transmissions and can gear them accordingly, they use what's cheapest.
Or, it could have also been a marketing decision... A 4 cylinder truck requiring a 5.29 gear would give the impression that it was a weak motor that had to be geared high and sacrificed pickup for top end.
It's hard to know what they were thinking...
Or, it could have also been a marketing decision... A 4 cylinder truck requiring a 5.29 gear would give the impression that it was a weak motor that had to be geared high and sacrificed pickup for top end.
It's hard to know what they were thinking...
02-09-2007, 06:41 PM
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02-09-2007, 06:46 PM
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Sure, a little humour at my expense, I ain't forgot who drives the bigger rig in your household. Now, I'd be laughed right outta town for that!
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02-10-2007, 01:06 AM
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Well since I have a stock 22RE with 33" tires and a manual trans. I guess I should go with 4:88 gears which is what I had in mind to begin with. Thanks for helping make my decision and thanks for the good replies and lots of great info.
I rode in a truck with 35" tires and 5:29 gears and thought it felt very nice for having such big tires so that's why I made this post because I didn't want to over do it with 33" tires and too much gear.
Each gear ratio puts different stress points at certain places through the transmission, transfer case and axles, there are so many factors involved when something breaks that it can make it impossible to point fingers at ratios or quality of the product being the problem; athough some factors may influence stress on certain parts causing failure because of the gears.
I rode in a truck with 35" tires and 5:29 gears and thought it felt very nice for having such big tires so that's why I made this post because I didn't want to over do it with 33" tires and too much gear.
Each gear ratio puts different stress points at certain places through the transmission, transfer case and axles, there are so many factors involved when something breaks that it can make it impossible to point fingers at ratios or quality of the product being the problem; athough some factors may influence stress on certain parts causing failure because of the gears.
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