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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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I just had my tranny rebuilt, and I'm going to put gears in to try and reduce stress on it as well as push my truck easier. I have a 6in lift with 35's (soon to be 37's) and my friend said 4.10 gears would be the best. Any advice?
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 11:47 AM
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4.56
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 11:58 AM
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Go 4.56 for sure. If your planning on running 37s, the lower the better
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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4.56 or 4.88

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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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4.56 for 35s
4.88 for 37s.

I have 37s and 4.56s. In hindsight I would have gone with 4.88s to give me a little more low end, esp for towing.
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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Okay thanks guy. 4.88 it is.
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