Are Rangers geared poorly?

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

not meant to hijack, but, will a 7.5" handle 4.10 gears with 31" tires without breaking?

 

[strvger]

mine is handling 31" E-rated tires with 4.56 gears and a locker. depending on how you drive, shouldn't be a problem... imho.

edit: if you're going from 3.73 to 4.10, you probably won't notice that much difference. in that case, i'd recommend the 4.56's. if you're going from 3.45's to 4.10's you'll be pleasantly surprised and happy with your mod.
good luck with the swap!

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

im going from 3.73 to 4.10s, im running 30"s right now, but will go to 31"s when i get tires.
i dont have much to choose tho, and i got the 4.10 for a good price

 

[Hahnsb2]

So given all that, what's your opinion of 235/75/15 and 3.73s behind a 4.0 OHV? I want to have my final gearing set before the axles go in the truck. Figure since we seem to have similar trucks and to be driving in the same areas you might have a good suggestion.

I've driven a 4.0 5 speed ranger with 30s (slightly bigger than 235s) and 3.73s and thought it was a great combination.

 

[yellowford]

I'm running 33's on my Explorer Sport with the 4.0 and 5spd on stock 3.27 gears. It does suck but is easily manageable, your combination should be better, in low gear it does fine wheeling as I've only killed it a few times while at SMORR. To be honest if I didn't want a better low range it would probably be left alone but 4.56's are in my future.

 

[racsan]

mine is 3.73 with stock 235-15's does fine although i wish i had a bit lower gearing when towing, the wind resistance created by the front of the trailer really acts like im pulling a parachute behind me. and my fuel milage drops from 19 (truck only) to 10 (truck/trailer) and thats going 55 in 4rth gear. try to go 65 it only drinks more fuel, just for kicks i thought id try a top speed run, the truck itself will do 90 but its scary, the ranger chassis isnt meant to go that fast, the handling and braking are scary, with the trailer it will top out at about 74 and after a short time of the speed being maxed out the temp guage starts to go up. too bad theres no a auxillary overdrive or underdrive unit you could put after the trans (or between the trans and trasnfer case) you could have 3.55 effective ratio when running empty, and 4.10 while loaded/towing. there was a company that made such a item at one time, ive forgotten the name of it, probly out of bussiness.

 

[6jeff6]

mine is 3.73 with stock 235-15's does fine although i wish i had a bit lower gearing when towing, the wind resistance created by the front of the trailer really acts like im pulling a parachute behind me. and my fuel milage drops from 19 (truck only) to 10 (truck/trailer) and thats going 55 in 4rth gear. try to go 65 it only drinks more fuel, just for kicks i thought id try a top speed run, the truck itself will do 90 but its scary, the ranger chassis isnt meant to go that fast, the handling and braking are scary, with the trailer it will top out at about 74 and after a short time of the speed being maxed out the temp guage starts to go up. too bad theres no a auxillary overdrive or underdrive unit you could put after the trans (or between the trans and trasnfer case) you could have 3.55 effective ratio when running empty, and 4.10 while loaded/towing. there was a company that made such a item at one time, ive forgotten the name of it, probly out of bussiness.

I had an overdrive system for my stang with a th400 and it worked awesome. Just had it wired to a brain box and it would kick on at 35mph or could switch it on or off if I wanted. Spent a tick over 3 gs but got 18mpg with 507rwhp through an auto . Was happy with that...
It just connected to the end of the tail shaft and had a speedo like cable so it new what speed it was going.
Should have kept that.

Jeff

 

[6jeff6]

Mine was called a gear vendor. Forgot to add that.


Jeff

 

[feellnfroggy]

for those curious about axle strength any axle will hold any wheel tire combination as long as your not beating on it horribly or going to extreme's such as 56's on 7.5 with 2.73 gears. RSH your 7.5 will be fine with up to 35's and the higher the gear the easier to roll, just watch the torquing. its a stout little axle, just could be bette.r

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

for those curious about axle strength any axle will hold any wheel tire combination as long as your not beating on it horribly or going to extreme's such as 56's on 7.5 with 2.73 gears. RSH your 7.5 will be fine with up to 35's and the higher the gear the easier to roll, just watch the torquing. its a stout little axle, just could be bette.r

thanks, well yeah i dont abuse it to extreme levels. it will hold just fine then

 

[TheTopher]

for those curious about axle strength any axle will hold any wheel tire combination as long as your not beating on it horribly or going to extreme's such as 56's on 7.5 with 2.73 gears. RSH your 7.5 will be fine with up to 35's and the higher the gear the easier to roll, just watch the torquing. its a stout little axle, just could be bette.r

The higher the gear the easier to roll, but the smaller the pinion. Which means it's easier to break. Take a look at RaceRanger97s thread and see how many 5.13 pinions he blew up in his 7.5



I do agree though, as long as you aren't desert racing or constantly wheeling, a 7.5 can take a lot more than people give it credit for.

 

[AllanD]

not meant to hijack, but, will a 7.5" handle 4.10 gears with 31" tires without breaking?

The son of my parents pastor JUST got off the phone with me...

the FACTORY installed 4.10 7.5" Limited slip rear in his AUTO TRANS
1998 4x4 AUTO TRANS ranger just died a spectacular death.

Offhand I'd say "No".

Or atleast "not for long"

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[TheTopher]

The son of my parents pastor JUST got off the phone with me...

the FACTORY installed 4.10 7.5" Limited slip rear in his AUTO TRANS
1998 4x4 AUTO TRANS ranger just died a spectacular death.

Offhand I'd say "No".

Or atleast "not for long"

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I'd bet somebody had just learned to do neutral drops.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

ohh well...

 

[AllanD]

Naaa... He's just not that kind of kid.



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