Will a gear change make a difference?
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Will a gear change make a difference?
I have a 96 F-150 with the 300 6 in it, 3.55 gears, M5OD standard. I am going to put 33's on it (I seriously need the clearance). I understand that the highest gear change that I can go to without changing the carrier is 3.73. If I notice that the truck does not have enough jam to wheel with these tires, would the change from 3.55 to 3.73 be a big difference?
Also, is it just the dana 44 carrier that can not handle a 4.10, or is the 8.8 the same? Basicly, can I get away with just buying one carrier? Thanks.
Also, is it just the dana 44 carrier that can not handle a 4.10, or is the 8.8 the same? Basicly, can I get away with just buying one carrier? Thanks.
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The 8.8 will handle 4.10s fine. Ford axles don't have carrier breaks.
The Dana 44 does have a carrier break though, and it won't make much of a difference by swapping to 3.73s.
I would just get a front pig with 4.10s from a junkyard axle. Probably cost $100.
even so, if you don't want to go the junkyard route, you could get a new carrier, about $75 bux I believe.
The Dana 44 does have a carrier break though, and it won't make much of a difference by swapping to 3.73s.
I would just get a front pig with 4.10s from a junkyard axle. Probably cost $100.
even so, if you don't want to go the junkyard route, you could get a new carrier, about $75 bux I believe.
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You won't even notice a difference from 3.55 to 3.73. 4.10 would be the way to go.
EDIT I see Bremen already told you what I just said.
I'm slow sometimes. You can find carriers on ebay for $20-40 all the time. Just watch what they charge to ship as those pigs can be heavy.
EDIT I see Bremen already told you what I just said.
I'm slow sometimes. You can find carriers on ebay for $20-40 all the time. Just watch what they charge to ship as those pigs can be heavy.
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488's! I love them in my 8.8/Dana combo with 33's (not the tranny or t-case from a ford though).
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Originally Posted by bremen242
The 8.8 will handle 4.10s fine. Ford axles don't have carrier breaks.
The Dana 44 does have a carrier break though, and it won't make much of a difference by swapping to 3.73s.
I would just get a front pig with 4.10s from a junkyard axle. Probably cost $100.
even so, if you don't want to go the junkyard route, you could get a new carrier, about $75 bux I believe.
The Dana 44 does have a carrier break though, and it won't make much of a difference by swapping to 3.73s.
I would just get a front pig with 4.10s from a junkyard axle. Probably cost $100.
even so, if you don't want to go the junkyard route, you could get a new carrier, about $75 bux I believe.
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Snoman you would have been better off not showing your ignorance, A rev rotation D44 uses exactly the same carrier as any other D44, you can even take the carrier out of a Scout D44 rear axle and put it into a Ford front or a chebbie D44, and they have exactly the same carrier split as any other. And you can not get "thick" cut gears clear to 4.88 to fit a series 3 carrier expecially in rev cut gears (lot less choices on Rev cut gears since the only thing they fit is Ford HP fronts) I believe that 4.09 is the fartherst you can go with standard cut gears, and on the rev only go to 3.89.
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Originally Posted by The SnoMan
A few things here, if you have a reverse rotation D44 . . .
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Originally Posted by ivanribic
. . then you live in a mystical world where axles spin backwards.
If I see a truck going down the road draggin its rear wheels which are spinning backwards and swerving into the ditch due to torque steer I'll know who it is
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Originally Posted by ivanribic
. . then you live in a mystical world where axles spin backwards.
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Originally Posted by monsterbaby
Snoman you would have been better off not showing your ignorance, A rev rotation D44 uses exactly the same carrier as any other D44, you can even take the carrier out of a Scout D44 rear axle and put it into a Ford front or a chebbie D44, and they have exactly the same carrier split as any other. And you can not get "thick" cut gears clear to 4.88 to fit a series 3 carrier expecially in rev cut gears (lot less choices on Rev cut gears since the only thing they fit is Ford HP fronts) I believe that 4.09 is the fartherst you can go with standard cut gears, and on the rev only go to 3.89.
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I had a 95 F-150 with the 5spd and 3:55 gears. I put 33's on it, and didn't hardly notice any change in power. Only thing I noticed was the speedo was off. I would just try the 3:55's and 33's, you may like it. If you had a 4spd tranny, or step up to 35's, then I would go for 4:10's.