gearing question - newbie
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Unless you build good soild mounting points for the body lift to sit on. Heres my custom cab mounts made out of 3/16 plate
I would rip apart and collapse the stock and aftermarket junk
This probly wouldnt of worked very good with a body lift but thats just me...
All new floors...
Alot of work but in the end it will hold up to the abuse I look forward to putting to it!
I would rip apart and collapse the stock and aftermarket junk
This probly wouldnt of worked very good with a body lift but thats just me...
All new floors...
Alot of work but in the end it will hold up to the abuse I look forward to putting to it!
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On the same topic I'm installing 5:13's in my truck as soon as it arrives in the mail. The gear calculator says I should go lower with 44's but the pinion gets too small and weak. 5:13's should work nice with my new 428 FE being built for this summer.
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Unless you build good soild mounting points for the body lift to sit on. Heres my custom cab mounts made out of 3/16 plate
I would rip apart and collapse the stock and aftermarket junk
This probly wouldnt of worked very good with a body lift but thats just me...
All new floors...
Alot of work but in the end it will hold up to the abuse I look forward to putting to it!
I would rip apart and collapse the stock and aftermarket junk
This probly wouldnt of worked very good with a body lift but thats just me...
All new floors...
Alot of work but in the end it will hold up to the abuse I look forward to putting to it!
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Pinion size shouldn't be an issue for him. Even if he decides climb a curb at the mall parking lot....... The Ford axles have more vertical offset than Dana axles, which means bigger pinions. The 8.8 pinion is about twice the size as a Dana 44 of the same ratio. In a 5.13, it may even be bigger than a Dana 60 pinion.
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He has an overdrive but it's only 80%. An automatic is 70%. So, 4.56's with a manual will have the same highway RPM's as 5.13's with an automatic.
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