Long Travel BS Thread

Me too. Ive gone through too many pairs launching in 4wd. At least 7 I've gone through. Suprised they let me keep warranty exchanges on them. Wondering if those forged or modded ones would hold up better than that basket design. That basket snaps way to easy

 

i agree it gets up and goes pretty good in my opinion

 

If you have a warranty exchange at a parts store they aren't oem.

Also if you beef up your CVS. Your diff is gonna explode next. A lot easier to swap CV axles.

I nuked my diff at 40mph or so and my CVS held up fine. But are real oem.

 

Good thing I saw this lol. I need to regear for my 35’s (2nd gen auto) and have been bouncing between 4.56 and 4.88. I drive 120 miles round trip to work, so trying to find the best fit till I get a commuter lol

 

Yea man if I had a dedicated commuter then I maybe I would have considered differently, but I don't necessarily accelerate that crazy these days to begin with. With being LT, normally I just roll at a nice 20-35 mph depending on the conditions cause our suspensions are built for it so to be honest I don't really see the advantage of higher gearing for what I do. If I get to a steep and slow section, power has never been a problem. Now if I was a mid travel guy where I didn't have speed to carry me on trail constantly, then maybe I would have considered 4.88s.

 

If you’re looking for better off road performance and really are planning on getting a dd, then 4.88 all the way. If the dd is just a nice thought down the road, then maybe go with 4.56, but remember it isn’t cheap to regear if you aren’t happy after a year, especially for 4wd. I’m going on 2yrs since bumping up to 35’s and had the 4.56 before that with my 33’s. They work just fine and I’ve done a few 1000+ mile road trips with this setup. But there are times where I wish I had a little more power even with the s/c. Now with a dd and 37’s in my future, 5.29 gearing will not be too far behind on my list to do.

 

I have a 2.7 manual with 35s. It revs high on the highway, but has no trouble bouncing off the line, and even passing at 70. I went high gearing for offroading in mind and also with a detroit locker, I wanted to make sure I had enough power to turn both tires together in the mud or dirt. It is also worth noting that mine is not a daily, and the fuel mileage is nowhere close to my Prius.

 

I'm 4.56 auto 4.0 it's not bad 305s are the same height as most 315s 34.6 in
Basically 35s power isnt bad it lacks a little in the deep sand.
I did like the 285s on 456 but honestly not that much difference. But Its noticeable at 75

 

I think you captured the experience better than I could with this. I am just starting to learn to drive under 70 mph when I have to drive long distances as wow...you can actually earn some credible MPGs with 4.56s.

 

Didn’t have the time to read or search through all of this. Looking to regear to 4.56 and was looking for some reccomendations of where to purchased online for a kit with lockers? Thanks.

 

East coast gear supply will be the easiest. They will send you a complete third member ready to install and you ship yours back as a core.

 

This is what I was thinking of going with and o guess I was correct. lol thanks!

 

Yep, unless you really know how to setup gears yourself, it’s only a little bit more than paying a shop to install, has a warranty, and is just so easy

 

You’ll hate your highway MPG with that setup. Good for around town and dirt, but will be revving high on the freeway

 

You’re the first to say so, guess we’ll see. I wanted to keep the option of 35s open and some of my buddies are rocking 4.88s with 33s and say it’s not bad and the mpg hit comes from the heavier tires. Plus my trucks heavy with skids and plate bumpers. Have you had that matchup before?

 

It’s the rpm’s more than the tires. I got 15mpg before gears, 12.5 after gears, same tires. But you’ve really just gotta decide where you want your truck to perform best.

 

Just because a gear ratio works for one person, doesn’t mean it will work for you. I first had a shop do 4.56 because that’s what I understood was good for my truck, however I hated the highway mpg with 33-34” tires.
That was because the ratio was keeping my truck in the higher rpm range around 65mph.

Dropped down to 4.30 and I like it a lot better. Keeps the option open for 35’s too.

 

Well poop. I’ve had nitro 4.88s front and rear sitting here waiting for install. I do a lot of highway, I just want to get up hills.

 

Yeah I understand the rev ranges. No one has said anything about the mpg hit until now.

 

i have 4.88s on 37s right now and its good for the mix of dirt and street, seems like it would be way to high if you plan to drive on the road a lot with 33s.