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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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hey, i have an f250 cc 4x4 v10 with a 4" suspension lift and 35's, with 3.73 gears. i was wondering what yall think about switching to 4.10 gears. would it help for the money? or is it ok with 3.73's. thanks in advance.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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In my opinion, 3.73 to 4.10 is not enough of a jump to justify the cost. You're talking about $1200 or so for new gears.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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is it ok pulling with 3.73's or should i consider going higher than 4.10, i'd like to keep the 3.73's
 
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Not much a jump. Better go lower then 4.10's
 
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Old May 5, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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For what it's worth, I run 4.10s with street tires - 285/60R18 and I love it. I think the outside diameter of these tires is around 31 inches.

You may be better off with 4.56 gears.

As a few folks above note, it's not really worth it for the incremental jump to 4.10s if you have 3.73s. It's only like a 10% difference. Going to 4.56 will give you a 20% gear reduction which will be a noticeable improvement.
 
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Old May 5, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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you guys are talking about going down, I want to go up!

Need really really good highway mileage.
 
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