33s to 35s to 37s build

[koda6966]

Sorry to threadjack to the OP.

Wahlstrom1, what would you say would be a good gearing choice for a truck on 35x12.5R15's with a 302/auto for the powertrain? It's going to be sitting on an explorer 8.8 and a Jeep D30. It's going to see mostly woodland trails and mud, but with quite a bit of street driving.

 

[boondockboost]

Gotcha yeah I wanna go for better gearing but I guess my funds don't want me to lol. ill see what kinda good deals I can find in gears

 

[boondockboost]

new coils. 6.5 inch ones. (the coils aren't bent that's the way thy landed when i put them down)

 

[wahlstrom1]

Koda, is the tranny OD or non-OD?

Back to the OP, rock what you have now and save the $$$ for the right gears. No sense in wasting time and money doing it twice.

 

[boondockboost]

well the prob is i have a 410 8.8 rear and a 3.55 front 44 lol so i have a buddy with a set of 410s for the 44 so i figured it would be easier so at least its drivable

 

[koda6966]

Tranny is most likely going to be an AOD trans from a T-bird, so yes.

 

[ltuck808]

i wanna see sas pics get that thing together!!! gonna follow this.

 

[kris97ranger]

if your buddy lets the front 4.10s go cheap id rock it for a bit then re-gear when you can. it wont be ideal but at least it will be wheelable for a bit

 

[boondockboost]

thanks guys. and yeah the 4;10s are brand new in box Yukons. so ill and change a few things in the front end but to update this post. got the dom tubing to extend my radius arms got all my bearings to swap the disk brake conversion on. ordered my flex joint mounts and bungs from ballistic. so ill have some pics to post shortly.

 

[boondockboost]

not much progress waiting on parts but back rear out ready for 8.8 just gotta clean up the frame and put new hangers on.

 

[xkotyx]

looking good bud. ill keep an eye on this. if you can get the front 4.10s for real cheap then do that if you plan a 302 soon. if they arent gonna be cheap, id vote either 4.88s or 5.13s. even with the 302 swap.

 

[boondockboost]

thanks man. yeah there cheap so ill do it but im deff gonna re gear in the near future. im having trouble finding some nice 37s so im gunna run the 35s for a little.

 

[boondockboost]

it seems every one elses build thread page has majority of the work done on the first page. lol sorry im slow i do it day by day and just post what i got done that day so please bear with me it will be done soon lol

cleaned up the outside of the frame. pulled the tank and the skidplate to clean the inside from mud and rust ill show the finished pics when i get done.

 

[ltuck808]

Looking good man. I was running 3.45s with a 2.9 and 34s. You will be fine with 4.10s and a v8. 4.88s and 5.13s are luxury haha even though I have 4.88s now you will still have plenty of power

 

[brinker88]

Yea I ran 39s and 4.10s with my SASd F150 with a stock 302 and was absolutley fine. Highway driving was alright as well.