Oh that's interesting. I'll check out what gears I have tomorrow. I will also talk to the guy that does the re gears and see what he thinks as he's done a couple hundred and can give me some specifics on how different gears will affect the driving.
I agree I can barely make it up hills with my 31's and stock gearing. My truck is 4x4. You're happy with your 4:56 gears on highway and everything as well? The geography around here has the towns pretty spread out and connected by highways so I do a decent amount of highway driving.
Also if you...
More of a race truck than mine for sure. My performance mods currently consist of a K&N air filter. Hopefully that will change in the future. Thats interesting you get such good gas mileage. Does the JET Chip help you run at higher RPM?
Thanks that's really good info actually. I think the only thing is that mathematically I would likely be at 3k rpm at 75 mph with 4:56 gears and 31's so above 75 I would obviously be above 3k rpm. With a race truck like your's that's no problem but I don't think its ideal for fuel economy. Maybe...
Thanks for the response gaz. I'm pretty sure all the 4x4 models came with 3:73 gears so I assume that's what I have. While I do get pretty good fuel economy with the stock size tires for a 90's truck (20+ mpg), I do find myself downshifting quite a bit on even slight hills sometimes. I think...
I do do a bit of freeway driving and I want to be able to take it on road trips sometimes. But you are right I do live in a hilly place. Maybe I'll split the difference and go with 4:27 so I squeeze out a little more torque and can still drive at 75 without quite maxing out the tachometer at 3k...
I am likely going to re gear my 1998 3.0 v6 for 31" tires and I am wondering what is the best gear ratio to go with? I know the typical gearing for 31" tires is 4:10 but as the 3L doesn't have much torque I was wondering if it is not such a bad idea to go with 4:56 instead. Only thing is I don't...
Anyone know where I can get a Y pipe for a 98 3L v6 Ranger? I've checked the junkyard and online and haven't had any success. I ran over a rock and it crushed one side completely shut. I don't really have the means to cut and weld a new piece of tube on and the stuff I have found online either...
Anyone know where I can get a Y pipe for a 98 3L v6 Ranger? I've checked the junkyard and online and haven't had any success. I ran over a rock and it crushed one side completely shut. I don't really have the means to cut and weld a new piece of tube on and the stuff I have found online either...
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