4wd thought...
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From: Blue Eye, mo. hwy 86 & JJ
4wd thought...
well i've been looking at a 4wd conversion and i know i need a front diff to match the back diff, well if i have different size tires on the back than i do the front that changes the gear ratio, so do i need a set of tires that completely match?
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If I was going to run 4x4, I'd want to have the same size tires all the way around. I mean, sure, it probably wouldn't hurt anything out in some mud, but if I wanted to use it a lot, I'd definitely have matched tires.
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From: Blue Eye, mo. hwy 86 & JJ
you'd have to see it.... see my thread, re: really deep rims
put some 15x12 wheels on the back runnin 295's, have a different tire heigth on the front ( and obiviously different width too) looks great on the stepside bed. perhaps you wouldent like it but me and people around here tend to.
FYI; i'd like to see real picture of that 85 lariat, sounds like somthing to see
EDIT: diddent think to check your gallery, feel dumb now..... sharp lookin truck anyways
put some 15x12 wheels on the back runnin 295's, have a different tire heigth on the front ( and obiviously different width too) looks great on the stepside bed. perhaps you wouldent like it but me and people around here tend to.
FYI; i'd like to see real picture of that 85 lariat, sounds like somthing to see
EDIT: diddent think to check your gallery, feel dumb now..... sharp lookin truck anyways
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Run the same size tires if you are gonna use 4WD at all on the street. Unless you like rebuilding transfer cases and replacing u-joints all the time.
Now I've heard of guys running different tire sizes and even gear ratios front to rear in mud drags, but that's sort of a different application than a street truck.
Now I've heard of guys running different tire sizes and even gear ratios front to rear in mud drags, but that's sort of a different application than a street truck.
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From: Blue Eye, mo. hwy 86 & JJ
only time i'd be using it would be in the snow occasionally and to play in fields with..... also do they need to be identical or is there a close enough? will use the same gear ratio, heard way to many horror stories about that.... also is there a quick and easy way to uncover my ratio?
and no my speedometer dosent work but my tach does
and no my speedometer dosent work but my tach does
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only time i'd be using it would be in the snow occasionally and to play in fields with..... also do they need to be identical or is there a close enough? will use the same gear ratio, heard way to many horror stories about that.... also is there a quick and easy way to uncover my ratio?
and no my speedometer dosent work but my tach does
and no my speedometer dosent work but my tach does
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