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Old 01-11-2011 | 10:42 AM
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i recently had a 3 inch body lift and 33's put on and noticed it takes allot more rpms to increase my speed so does this meen i need a gear ratio change at all to even out the difference? if so, what gear ratio?
 
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Old 01-11-2011 | 12:06 PM
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I would swap to a 3.92 gear front and rear, and if you dont already have a limited slip in the rear, I would add one.
 
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Old 01-11-2011 | 12:39 PM
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i recently had a 3 inch body lift and 33's put on and noticed it takes allot more rpms to increase my speed so does this meen i need a gear ratio change at all to even out the difference? if so, what gear ratio?
You have the 3.9 right? If you do I would move up to 4:10 just because the 3.9 with a stock truck is pretty slow as it is.
 
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Old 01-12-2011 | 09:28 PM
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what is a limited slip?

and how much would it cost to have a mechanic put in the gears rear and/or front
 
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Old 01-12-2011 | 09:35 PM
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your looking at 400 bucks or so a diff.
 
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Old 01-12-2011 | 10:31 PM
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Cost is going to depend my mechanic would do it for 100 bucks some might charge 400 just for labor
 
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Old 01-12-2011 | 11:37 PM
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With 33s I'd go for 4.56s for sure.
 



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