96 f150 4x4 5.0 gonna change my gears which are now 3.55.. a few little birds have told me that changing the gears really wake up these 5.0's and i need to find out which ratio to go with.. it's lifted 3 inches and has 31" tires..

 

410 is the next lowest wish we offered 373s

 

yah i really want some low end power and 4.10's would be nice but would i need lower?

 

For 31s 410 should be fine

 

I'd say go with 4.10s if you do a lot more highway driving than city driving. If its mostly city, you could get away with 4.56 but you'd be wound up more on the highway.

 

My truck has a 302 and 4:10s with 33s and I find myself wishing I had some 4:56s, especially when pulling anything.

 

if by low end power you mean at a lower rpm it could take some work, low end power isnt really the nature of the 5.0 it takes some revving to get all the power out of it

 

Ii just want some get up and go, I just heard the gears will really sit you back in your seat

 

yeah absoluetely they will

 

Good, 1200 bucks is about what is cost to do the swap isn't it?

 

depends on local prices gears themselves are anywhere from 2-500 dollars

 

I don't know about the cost but remember you'll have to change both the front and rear axles. If you go from 3.55 to 4.10 imagine a 15% difference. Your gas mileage will also go down. No offense but it sounds like you have more money than you know what to do with anyway.

 

Fuel consumption will not increase around town if you switch to numerically lower gears. Lower gear ratios multiply the torque that the engine produces to move the weight of the truck around, which means it needs less fuel to do so.

I believe that last time I had a local shop set up a ring and pinion, it ended up running me around $600

 

You're getting more torque to the ground, but you'll be running at a higher rpm for the same speed as before. If you go so low that overdrive works at 30 mph, then it would run at a lower rpm. Higher rpm means more fuel usage.

It won't be as noticeable as it would be on the highway, but it'll be there unless you spend all your time accelerating and braking with no constant speeds.


After longtube headers my pickup now drives much better, can actually merge into traffic. I would go with 4.10s if I daily drove my pickup.

 

its alright with a 5.0, i have one with 231,967 miles and in my long term testing at 55 mph and any wind or hills you either have 4.10s and the motor is revved a little more all the time or you are constantly shifting out of overdrive. and this is in IA/MN where its mostly flat ground