im new to the form and i had a few questions about the lift i plan to buy within the week. first off, i have a 2001 dodge ram 1500 4x4 ext 360 5.9l. Me and a buddy plan to instal the lift but my main concern is how to go. I want to put 5' suspension and 3' body lift, and i want 37x13.50 17 toyo open country m/t tires. He thinks i should 5' suspension lift with 35x12.50 17 nitto mud grapplers. he said with 37's the truck will be to doggy and will not have any power. and he said im going to have to regear it. fyi this not gonna be a wheelin' truck, more show than anything. i would just like thoes questions answerd. thank you

 

He's absolutely correct assuming you have stock 3.55 gears.

It will suck booty with 35s and even more for 37s.

This is just answering directly w/o knowing any of the condition of your rig.

 

But, an accurate statement nonetheless.

 

yup all stock. what do i need to do in order to make my truck set up for 37's? he told me to regear it, it will be pretty costly. any info on the cost to get it regeared? and what gear would be best for me and shes gonna be 90% pavement and 10% off road

 

regear ~$800 to 1200 out the door. Completely dependent on the shop(s) that care to do it and their attitude and the markup on the parts.

Search is your friend. Lots of links are posted to parts.

 

so how bad is it going to be with 35's and stock gears?

 

Still gunna be a dog, and that's not good on your transmission to be running 35's on stock gears. Be a better choice to just regear than ruin a transmission ya know.

 

Not good at all.

 

Hey, I could smoke my 35's with stock gears....... in reverse lol. But yes regearing is a must. I've got 2k in mine.

 

For highway use overdrive won't be usable if you want to use cruise. However, disabling O/D with 35's / 37's runs the engine around ~2300rpm at ~110km/h which isn't terrible. You'll often feel the tranny hunting around for the right gear in everyday driving.