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Old May 21, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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I am going to put a 4 inch suspension lift on my 95-f-150, i will probably have 33's on it. I currently have 3.55 gears with limited slip H9.....

i will mostly be driving in town but also will be doing country roads (55mph) and interstate (70mph). Do i need to re gear,

i've heard both yes and no. If i need to, which gear ratio would be best, i don't off road that much either, thanks!
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Old May 21, 2012 | 02:09 PM
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youll be fine i have 33's with 3.08's ive been trying to find a truck with the H9 axel code to take the axels out and swap into my truck
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Old May 21, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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well if i find any up here in minnesota ill let ya know! our town has a junk/car salvage yard with over 25 fords from our generation, he is pretty reasonable on pricing too. im sure he has trucks with the H9 axle code...
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Old May 21, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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What town is that? Is it a pick and pull?
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Old May 21, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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3.55 should be fine with 33s, even with some light wheeling. Any time the truck will see highway use I always use highway friendly gears.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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Im running 3.55s and 35s with a 4.9 and auto(e4od) and it needs regeared but drives fine!
My only complaint is not having enough power to stay in overdrive on hills at hi-way speed.
Other then that it works fine around the farm until it gets lower gears.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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My truck kicks out of overdrive on the highway. But im getting way gpod at using the hills to my advantage lol not good for gas milage tho
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Old May 21, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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The only reason I haven't regeared yet is because I have a set of 2003 superduty solid axles that might go into this truck! They have 4.10s LS. And I'm rebuilding a 5.8 to go in with them!
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Old May 22, 2012 | 07:10 AM
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That would be pretty sweet
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Old May 22, 2012 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by th25
That would be pretty sweet
You can say that again, mr. garrison!
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