rear end help guys
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rear end help guys
good day all,
todays question is about the strengeth diffrence between a 7.5 & a 8.8 ?
my 2000 ranger has the 2.5l , 5 speed, and need a lower geared rear end .. because i'm running bfg a/t radials @ 33x9.50x15 , and that we have a 2200# tent trailer... i ran the numbers on the gear calulator, and the high was like 4.33 and the low was 4.88 ... also all i drive like granddad cause i flipped a baja back a ways and have compressed disks... so super accleration and racing things don't come into the picture .. my question, is from your own experience, a little advise would be appriceated...
thanks all,
have a great day,
ray
todays question is about the strengeth diffrence between a 7.5 & a 8.8 ?
my 2000 ranger has the 2.5l , 5 speed, and need a lower geared rear end .. because i'm running bfg a/t radials @ 33x9.50x15 , and that we have a 2200# tent trailer... i ran the numbers on the gear calulator, and the high was like 4.33 and the low was 4.88 ... also all i drive like granddad cause i flipped a baja back a ways and have compressed disks... so super accleration and racing things don't come into the picture .. my question, is from your own experience, a little advise would be appriceated...
thanks all,
have a great day,
ray
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The difference is substantial between the two, but with a four popper you wont have to worry. I wheeled the hell out of my old ranger with a 2.3 and 33x10.50 swampers and the 7.5 never gave me any problems
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The 8.8 is alot stronger than the 7.5 but as garthneddy said the 7.5 will serve your purpose just fine. We put a 5.0 engine in the boy's truck and it has a 7.5 and we have pounded it with no problems for over 5 years.
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