gearing help
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There are A LOT of suppliers for gears, Randy's Ring and Pinion is popular. You could go on Summit or Jegs and look and see what the price of ring and pinion sets are. But, you have to remember that you also need to buy a master install kit with each ring and pinion set, they are usually around 150-200 each. Plus the cost of each ring and pinion set. Then you have to pay someone to set up the gears unless you know how to do it and have the tools to do so. I set my own gears up but that is because my dad owns the tools to do it........ Saves me $$$$$$$$$$$
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It is either more power from the engine, or deeper gearing, usually both needs to be done to get your truck "feeling" back to the way it did before the big rubber went on. Here is the problem you have, your truck has a 302, they do not make power low in the rpm range, which is where you need the power to get rolling from a dead stop with big tires. The 302 will make power if you mod it but it does not come to life until after 2000-2500 rpm. Lower gears will probably help the most in your situation. I swapped my truck to a manual transmission and it made my truck way better to drive because I now have a very deep 1st gear. I did not do this as a solution to my underpowered engine and big tires, I did it because I wanted to shift gears, it just so happened to help the gear situation I was in.
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I'm like newcomer both my cummins and ford have 4.11s cummins is on 37s and fords on 39.5s until its time to buy new tires than its going to 44s. And at that time I am going to a 5.13. The 460 is what i would call mild but it does okay. But also under geared. If you lift a truck and don't change gears than you are going no where fast.
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I stick by my original post. 4.10s or 4.56s is what you want. Personally I'd go 4.56s.
Also, if the person setting up your gears is good, you will not need new bearings for the front axle. I'd put new bearings in the rear because they have a lot more miles on them than the fronts.
A regear is going to be spendy if you have to pay someone to do it. Say $1500 total parts and labor.
I Think I've done a regear myself for as little as 250$ but that was with used parts in the front, and using the same bearings in the rear.
Also, if the person setting up your gears is good, you will not need new bearings for the front axle. I'd put new bearings in the rear because they have a lot more miles on them than the fronts.
A regear is going to be spendy if you have to pay someone to do it. Say $1500 total parts and labor.
I Think I've done a regear myself for as little as 250$ but that was with used parts in the front, and using the same bearings in the rear.
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