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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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gear q's??

i currently have a d44 reverse cut strait axle with 3.50 gears that i want to swap. can i run it with my 3.55, 8.8 rear? or is .05 too much of a difference?
 
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 09:09 AM
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That should work just fine.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 09:55 AM
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Agreed. As long as you're not running 4WD on pavement or something, it should be just fine.

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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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wow thats awesome!! i was thinking for the past 3 months i had to re gear to run my strait axle.. tho i would like to go with some steeper gears, i think i will hold off now. thanks alot!
 
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