suprathepeg

Hey BKG are 5.29s enough when driving around town or woul 5.72s be better?

1989toy4wd

Thanks everybody, but I think I want the 33s, I will be taking the truck to places to go wheeling anyways, so I think I would like the road manners of the 33s better than the bigger 35s...but keep them ideas comming...yeah I was thinking of the 3in instead of the 5in marlin kit...I like their products better than other peoples for some reason...i was thinking of putting 4.7 gears in the transfer case...or doubling down...I want to get into rockcrawling, but there is no place to go around here, but I think I will like it! Keep the ideas comming!!

bodo

Hey I know how it goes I started with 33's and then 35's then 36's and then 38's. I went back down to 35's and then 36's and I'm happy even with 4.88 gears and I average 100 miles a day. I wouldn't run this aggresive tire again for a DD and will probably go back to an AT in 35" and be happy. There's not that much difference in road manners on 33" and 35" with proper gearing.

1989toy4wd

Actually, I might not put lower gears in the transfer case, because with an expedition vehicle you really dont need them...i think i would just double down, so that i can still have a somewhat high-low gear, to be able to throttle through sand or mud or somthing, but i might not even do that!!!

AH64ID

What do you mean by double down? Dual Cases?? If so, then thats a good idea. If you only rock crawl a single 4.7 case is fine, but if its expd type, or anything but pure rock crawling you really dont want to sacrifice your stock low range, but there are times when you will need a lower ratio, and two stock cases is about 5:1, so there you have it.

As for 35vs33, I noticed no difference in road manners at all, little slower, but not much... Trail manners the 35 is night and day over the 33.

4.88's and 35's are back at stock gearing, its what I have. I dont feel that even 5.71's would be enough difference to make a huge difference, at this point I am batteling weight not gearing. Street the 4.88's are great, trail is where they hurt and 5.71's arent enought at 10mph to spend the money on, but dual cases are...

1989toy4wd

Thanks...yeah, I think i only need the 33s though....because I want to have pretty good range on gas...and I think that the 33s would be enough for my needs!