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Originally Posted by Krazee Matt
Yukon makes good stuff. It's more about quality and the price reflects it for gears, those're something I have never, ever, skimped on.
A first rate install shop is the second piece. Inexperience leads to bad things happening. Those bad things can happen at idles speeds, or they can happen at, oh, say... 65mph while you're towing your first Chevelle and the rear wheels suddenly decide they don't want to turn anymore. I owned that car all of 13 hours and it got totaled.
4.56 seems about on par to reach a desirable towing ratio with 37's as well as keep things happy turbo wise without too much gentle grade lugging and spiking EGT's. I haven't followed this whole thread, so I don't know if a tuner is already installed or not. A good one (cough, Gearhead, cough) plus gears will making towing a whole hell of a lot nicer one everything across the board. 6.0 cooler as well, blah blah blah.
Yes Mdavidson, both axles need to be regearedto the same ratio. You can do the rear first and then the front, but you will NOT be able to use 4wd until the axles have matching ratios. So if budget is a concern that's one way to space it out over some time. Just be damn sure 4wd is never engaged because things will bind and you'll start grenading parts real quick in potentially really expensive areas.
A first rate install shop is the second piece. Inexperience leads to bad things happening. Those bad things can happen at idles speeds, or they can happen at, oh, say... 65mph while you're towing your first Chevelle and the rear wheels suddenly decide they don't want to turn anymore. I owned that car all of 13 hours and it got totaled.
4.56 seems about on par to reach a desirable towing ratio with 37's as well as keep things happy turbo wise without too much gentle grade lugging and spiking EGT's. I haven't followed this whole thread, so I don't know if a tuner is already installed or not. A good one (cough, Gearhead, cough) plus gears will making towing a whole hell of a lot nicer one everything across the board. 6.0 cooler as well, blah blah blah.
Yes Mdavidson, both axles need to be regearedto the same ratio. You can do the rear first and then the front, but you will NOT be able to use 4wd until the axles have matching ratios. So if budget is a concern that's one way to space it out over some time. Just be damn sure 4wd is never engaged because things will bind and you'll start grenading parts real quick in potentially really expensive areas.
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I just leave my 4X4 vacuum solenoid unplugged to keep my miss matched axles from making bad noises. 3.73 front and 4.88 rear for the past 4 years, man I really am lazy........
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On the other hand, a full bike mount, without removing the front wheel is far easier to load. When I am not towing, I use a hitch rack.
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