The 4.56's are short gears. Tall gears would be like 3.55's. Think of tall gears having longer legs on the freeway.
Anyway, I know guys that have run the Gear Vendors set up and have no issues. But you should compare prices between that and regearing the axles. I bet you'll be close. And...
I ordered mine from Amazon. You can save a few bucks and get one without the filter, but then I think you have to check the fuel filters to make sure everything is ok.
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I honestly couldn't tell you a failure rate. When my buddy talked to the mechanic at work he was on his 4th truck within 6 months. Granted they're government trucks that aren't treated well. But the kit was $400. To replace the fuel system is $8000 just in parts. So I went with the plan to get...
I installed this yesterday. Overall it wasn't too bad. I think it was 4 hours start to finish. Not having to cut lines was nice. I do plan on getting some more loom to protect some of the hoses. It was nice to see my metering valve didn't show any signs of pump failure yet.
If I had known about them I'd already have one installed. I was supposed to go out of town this weekend, but plans have changed. So I might install the kit instead. It seems nice with an extra filter and all factory connections ready to go. I'm guessing the hard part will be pulling all the...
Just curious if anyone has installed one of these? I recently found out about them and my buddy talked to a diesel mechanic at work that highly recommended one. I ended up ordering an S&S kit and it should be here in the next couple of days.
The batteries in the 15's and 16's must've been horrible. Mine did the same thing as far as corroding. The passenger side battery was actually swelled up.