Can I run 32x11.50 tires with 3.55 open diff. gears?

[YountExplr]

its all asked in the title.

 

[m4dc0w]

I can't see why they wouldn't work.

not sure if this will help you much, but I do know when I went to 31's on my 3.73. My truck was more sluggish on acceleration.

 

[Willard]

It would work, but you won't like it. It's also going to kill gas mileage and probably wear out the tranny in short time, too. Your speedo will be way off as well.

 

[brianjwilson]

You could do lots of things, but that would be absolutely miserable!

 

[YountExplr]

alright, so what gears would you suggest that I should have and how hard would it be to swap them?

 

[kert0307]

4.10

 

[YountExplr]

alright for the 4.10 where would I get one, how much would it cost and how hard is it to swap?

 

[brianjwilson]

If you have to ask, gears need to be professionally installed. Parts+labor is normal in the $1200 area to re-gear. But it can be a lot cheaper if you buy a complete used front differential (install it yourself), and pay the have the rear re-geared ($500something).
Either way expensive, but needs to be done really if you want to run bigger tires..

 

[YountExplr]

too much money for me right now, how about the 31's, would they work well with the 3.55 gear ratio?

 

[robmurt04]

I run 33x12.50s with a 3.27 open diff. Trust me it ain't no race car but in my opinion its not unbearably slow. You should be fine with 3.55 and 31s. If you go with 32s you'll deffinately feel it. My gas mileage dropped like 2mpg and my speedo & odometer are off slightly (speedo is 5 slower then what my actual speed is). Install a bigger tranny cooler and baby it you'll be fine IMO.

 

[924dr4x4]

i have 31x10.50x15 on my 92 and my speed is off 5mph and it gets worse gas mileage,not sure how much it dropped in mpg,but 50.00 at 3.59 @ gallon lasted me 5 days,but i do alot of city driving and that aint helpin much either