Off-Road Econoline Gears - 4.56 or 4.88?
I own an off-road tourism company in Medellin, Colombia. I'm fixing up my E350 Econoline Van to use for backcountry tourism.
I would like to change the gears and add an Eaton TrueTrac locking rear differential.
I’m going to be using my van for almost exclusively off-road and back road driving in the Andes. Nothing technical but lots of dirt roads and mud. I currently have a Dana 60 with 3.55 gears. The van has 33” BFG KO2 tires and is basically the slowest vehicle I have ever driven. I almost never get on the highway and the van will rarely see over 50mph.
Do you think that I should go with 4.56 gears or 4.88 gears? I did some research and saw that 4.10 would get the van back to stock but I was thinking that a little more low end might be better for what I do. Thank you for all your help!!
Terrain - You can see the terrain that I'm planning to drive in here: =AT0MVxrvWnGDBY8-DiOI6QqNJd5JWraaRxJVhNPU6xo8IuXS8OUxihMx0ZRYcATcS-QYhpoO7pOeZTm2NLKmgTgJ1N5PCZQFVxFxD5oM0RLyy4GPeqfu x3N6ugYXQ1-6G7yiHXlSb0t5upFexVsSzWs8RJSflQ4R0nM3J0FF9esvqiNey oRQfpoc7cTbKNVEE5NFuyJ5Mox6jewV]https://youtu.be/pxhFzziiiaI?t=187
Van Specs:
- 1994 Ford E350 Econoline Club Wagon
- 5.8L / 351W
- E40D
- 6" Weldtec Lift
- 33" BFG KO2 tires
- Dana 60 with 3.55 gears
Ford E350 Club Wagon - 5.8L / 351W - E40D - ColombiaMotoAdventures.com




