time to regear 4.56 or 4.88??

[maroon ranger]

Okay guys I finally have my Dana 44 and 9 inch completely rebuilt and painted and all the good stuff. It is officially time to put gears in them and throw them under the ranger!!!!! I'm looking for opinions on which gears too go with. I'm running 35's with a manual transmission. For a couple years now I have always had 4.56s planned. But now that its time for gears I'm starting to think 4.88's.

Anywho i need some opinions and advice please. Let's hear what you guys think.

 

[Daamud]

I'm about to do the same thing. And not sure what gears I'll run yet.

This might help you.
http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestore/calculators/gearRatiofromTireSize.htm

 

[Kona]

I am running 33's and 4.56 .... works out to about 3.80 , I would run 4.88 with 35's for sure!

 

[4x4junkie]

4.88:1

 

[maroon ranger]

Thanks guys! 4.88's it is!

 

[Forest Ranger 94]

I'm going to have to raise a concern here. I have pretty much the exact same truck: manual trans, 4.0, 35s, d44, and I run 4.56s. Off road, there is plenty of gear especially in lo-range as long as you really know how to drive. And the only reason I say this is because you will like the 4.56s ALOT better if you drive on the road at 55+ for an hour everyday like me. I imagine its not a huge difference but it will keep your R's a little lower. If you work locally or never really drive long distances most of the time then I would say 4.88 but I'm glad I didn't go with them. So I guess it all just depends on your road driving time. Then again I went from 3.27's in my original axles so ANYTHING is better than that, haha.

 

[4x4junkie]

4.56 & 35s would be similar to the 4.10 & 33s on my Ranger... It's certainly adequate, but I wouldn't say it's much more than that, even on the freeway driving from So-Cal to Oregon & back (wishing I had done 4.56 with my 33s).

No doubt, anything is worlds better than 3.27 though.

 

[97-cobra/ranger]

4.88s for sure. Just did 4.88s with 37s and wish i woulda gone with 5.13s. Like the Mustang guys say, "don't fear the gear"

 

[RangerSVT]

I had 4.0 auto 35's and 456. Drove great, but the 488's would have been better, both for driveability and mpg. I drove about 30 miles each way everyday for my commute. The difference from 456 to 488 is only about 150 rpm, you wont see that on the road, but it will make less load on the engine and better mpgs, not to mention better offroad performance...

SVT

 

[90jurassic2]

I'm running 4:56 on 38's. I would put 4:88's in there. I lug going up hills.

 

[PlumCrazy]

I loved my 4.10 s with 35s... kept my RPMs down on the freeway..I was pulling 16-17 mpg on my long trips, 14ish mixed driving (like I stole it I might add). I compensated for it with the doubler and hybrid trans when I wheeled.

Now with 38s and the fact that my truck spends more time in 4 lo than it does 2wd these days....Im going 5.13s

 

[Jim Oaks]

My '96 has a 4.0, automatic, 4.56 with Detroit Lockers and 33's. I think it has the perfect amount of power to go where I want with this combo. My next tires will be 35's, and I wish I had 4.88's. I worry that it won't have as much power for climbing/wheeling as I'm use to.

For a wheeling rig, my suggestions for gear / tire size combo would be:L

4.10 = 31's

4.56 = 33's

4.88 = 35's

5.13 = 36-38's

I know I'll be able to wheel my setup with the 4.56 and 35's, but it really won't be the optimal power setup. If you've ever see someone trying to climb a steep hill with big tires and poor gearing you'll know what I mean.

I really don't want to regear, so I need to find a power adder.

Now my old Ranger with the 302 had plenty of power for 35's and 4.56's. For anyone with a V8 swap, I'd say you could go up one size (4.10 = 33's, 4.56 = 35's, etc).

 

[PlumCrazy]

For a straight wheeler....I say go as low as possible. You can always up shift.lol

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[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

I agree with plum. 4.88's are what I'm running with 35's but I have a V8 so power isn't a problem. If it isn't low enough for you then you can always get a doubler.


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[RangerSVT]

Jim, i ran 456's with my 4.0/auto in my 96, wheeled both 35" km2's and 37" iroks. Had plenty of low end grunt to wheel, and DD. 456's and 35's will be fine, 488's would give slightly better mpg, but i doubt tye swap would be noticeable on the trails with the auto...

SVT