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Old 12-16-2012, 04:15 PM
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Default 35's too big for the drivetrain in my 09 150?

So going from a SD on 35's to a stock 09 150. Looking for a lift I see that they are fairly inexpensive. Looks like with a small lift and some trimming 35's would fit. Originally I was thinking 33's, but does anyone have experience with 35's? Too big for a whimpy half ton tranny and axles? This truck is by no means a street truck, and this is Canada, we have 2 seasons here, 3 feet of snow and 3 feet of mud lol. So this truck is driven very hard.
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35's are certainly no problem. Their are guys on this forum with 12" lift kits and 40" tires.

Depending on your axle ratio however you may want to re-gear for 35s. I would say anything taller than 3.55 needs a re-gear.
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I had bfg km2 on mine with a 2" level and airbags in the back iwork in the oil patch and never once had a problem with my 35 12.5 18 I didn't trim anything on it the only thing different I would have done is chained the front mud flaps back, I know have 33 only because I got a deal
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The 33'' is the ones with the pump jack and the 35'' is the one at the gas station
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I have 35" toyo M/T with 1.5" autospring level and love it!! 28000km on it and not a single problem !! And i dont scare of mud and snow!!
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Love the snow picture. So might just do 35's.
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Go with 35's depending on lift.
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35s are no problem as long as you have 3.73s or 4.10s if you got 3.55 you'll wanna regear to 4.10 or 4.56 I have a 6" lift and 35s with the stock 3.73s and I have no problem chirping them with my performance tunes from MPT and still hold gears reasonably well also I live on a mountain so I'm always driving uphill



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