Yes I would.
When I say tire ration you need to know how many time your tire (say 35" tall tire) will go around in one mile. (I think that a 35" tall tire will go around 605+/- time in one mile.) I'll have to check the math.
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40's on a 250...how much lift is needed?
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When I say tire ration you need to know how many time your tire (say 35" tall tire) will go around in one mile. (I think that a 35" tall tire will go around 605+/- time in one mile.) I'll have to check the math.
alljackedup02
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yea, i already dropped money into building the *&$! my tranny so id rather not blow that up and is it around 1000 for front and back gears or just one set. and how quickly would the oversized tire kill the tranny... i would love to regear it when i put the tires on but i dont have the money to do it at the moment and i need to put these on asap my tires are lookin like slicks and ive already got all the lift stuff sitting around, just didnt know how much higher it needed to go to clear the tires i have
DaveBen
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You can't go half way with tires this big. You NEED the gears or you will kill your tranny and kill it soon. Better break out the bicycle till you can get the gears done.
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Dave
Nightmare
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Here's my 2005 F350 on 40's.
It has 3.73 gears but the shift points have been modified. No issues at all - very smooth shifts.
Also has cut fenders with bushwhacker guards.
It has 3.73 gears but the shift points have been modified. No issues at all - very smooth shifts.
Also has cut fenders with bushwhacker guards.
Friis
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Wow, nice ride, Nightmare! How long have you been driving with those meats?
Friis
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Well, I was thinking... I'm not very familiar with the insides of our axles, but if you do have to regear, wouldn't that be a good opportunity to install diff lockers? I mean theres no point in regearing and soon after throw parts away because you also want lockers, right? Or do you use the existing gears when installing lockers?
BTW which lockers would you recommend? I'm thinking ARB air lockers because I'm a control freak, and I once had those on another vehicle and they worked perfectly...
Stroked68
This is FORD Country
I'd do ARB's! Detroits are great if you do offroad all the time. But you cant turn them off like the ARB's. Engage it when you need to and yer set. One of the many things to do to my truck!
Friis
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I'd do ARB's! Detroits are great if you do offroad all the time. But you cant turn them off like the ARB's. Engage it when you need to and yer set. One of the many things to do to my truck!
Yeah, but if you need to regear for bigger tires, would it also be best to install the lockers? How does it work, do you swap the ring and pinion for the ARB locker or something?
