AlexSport'00
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Ok, so first of all, I did use search, and I used it a lot. It was tons of info, and I think I've read all I can absorb for the moment, however this has caused me to ask even more questions, so any and all help would be great!
First, I have 2wd with open 3.55 and stock tires. Original plan was just go to 4.56 for when I move up to 33's. But that was before I did much research at all.
So, about my driving style and stuff, to help you guys answer the questions better. I mainly drive on the road, about 50/50 city highway, and I like my turning radius and don't want to make it much smaller. I'm not worried about hurting the gas mileage too much on the highway since it's already somewhat decent, but it is horrible in the city so if I can increase that then awesome. I do do the occasional offroad trek onto some trails/paths/random places with dirt/shallow mud, but after this mod I may end up going offroad even more, and would like to have that option. I want to go up to 32s/33s, maybe 35s in the far away future, but never bigger than that.
I'm trying to find out which gearing and differential set up you all would recommend. I'm considering 4.10s and 4.56s, possibly getting a new axle with the gears already in it since I've never regeared anything, possibly getting a LS axle, and also considering lockers. I don't want to spend a fortune, but a few hundred is definitely do-able. $400 would be the max I would spend on this (not including tires, of course), however I would love to keep it as low as possible while still getting a good set up.
I hope you guys can help me, and that anyone else who comes along with a similar questions can have them answered too.
-Alex
First, I have 2wd with open 3.55 and stock tires. Original plan was just go to 4.56 for when I move up to 33's. But that was before I did much research at all.
So, about my driving style and stuff, to help you guys answer the questions better. I mainly drive on the road, about 50/50 city highway, and I like my turning radius and don't want to make it much smaller. I'm not worried about hurting the gas mileage too much on the highway since it's already somewhat decent, but it is horrible in the city so if I can increase that then awesome. I do do the occasional offroad trek onto some trails/paths/random places with dirt/shallow mud, but after this mod I may end up going offroad even more, and would like to have that option. I want to go up to 32s/33s, maybe 35s in the far away future, but never bigger than that.
I'm trying to find out which gearing and differential set up you all would recommend. I'm considering 4.10s and 4.56s, possibly getting a new axle with the gears already in it since I've never regeared anything, possibly getting a LS axle, and also considering lockers. I don't want to spend a fortune, but a few hundred is definitely do-able. $400 would be the max I would spend on this (not including tires, of course), however I would love to keep it as low as possible while still getting a good set up.
I hope you guys can help me, and that anyone else who comes along with a similar questions can have them answered too.
-Alex