The 37s look tiny next to those!!
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Better start searching for the Dana 60/ 70 combos. I can hear the axle ujoints snapping as I type. 
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'69 Bronco, w/ puny 35's
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'69 Bronco, w/ puny 35's
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Thanx everyone, hopefully they will give me the clearence I need so I dont hang up on thost R/A brackets. Dont Jinx me, I have warn shafts, CTMs, 4:88s, Detroit in that D44 so it should hold up well. I have 2 sets of front axels, 2 sets of ball joints, 1 set of rear axels, etc.... as spares, so Im prepared.
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Yeah, I would start investigating those upgrades. I thought that surely my axle u-joints, driveshaft (or u-joints) or rear axle would fail before both bearing caps broke off my 9" carrier and about 5 teeth broke off the ring gear! (See Tellico report for an update.)
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Originally posted by bronczilla
Dont Jinx me, I have warn shafts, CTMs, 4:88s, Detroit in that D44 so it should hold up well. I have 2 sets of front axels, 2 sets of ball joints, 1 set of rear axels, etc.... as spares, so Im prepared.
Dont Jinx me, I have warn shafts, CTMs, 4:88s, Detroit in that D44 so it should hold up well. I have 2 sets of front axels, 2 sets of ball joints, 1 set of rear axels, etc.... as spares, so Im prepared.
But you're smart and carry all the spares so run it till you break it then upgrade.
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Why stay away from 4.56
Well several people on this forum and several friends said I would not like them. They are way too low for any highway driving.
I dont know I will have to wait untill my 4.10 s are installed
Well several people on this forum and several friends said I would not like them. They are way too low for any highway driving.
I dont know I will have to wait untill my 4.10 s are installed
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There is nothing wrong with 4.56 gears. They may have not been a good choice with his combination. I have 5.13s and can run fine on the highway. But thats my combination. Just wanted to clarify because I could see somebody looking at this thread and thinking there was something magically inherently wrong with 4.56 gearing 