Originally Posted by HeyYou

I gotta agree with this sentiment. Considering its in the neighborhood of 1600 bucks to change both gear sets (if you pay a shop to do it) the minor difference in ratio is most certainly NOT worth the money. I have 4.56 gears, and 33" tires, and while I don't need the right tires on there to be able to push the house off the foundation, towing with that combo is a drag. At 55 mph, I am pushing 2800 RPM, and gas mileage drops like a stone. (no towing in O/D) I am going to bump to 35" tires, and likely get better gas mileage...... Of course, that means I will have to buy yet another drop hitch..... as the current one won't be down far enough. Again.

Originally Posted by MoparFanatic21

Go 40s like me

Originally Posted by Frank Lucero

Ok so I have an 03 dodge ram 1500 5.7 hemi 4x4 with pacesetter longtube headers and a magnaflow exhaust and a cold air intake with 33x12.50x18 tires I'm looking at getting my gears changed out but not sure where to start. I go mudding a lot and some rock crawling plus I also drive highway but not much a year. So I guess my question is what would be the recommend gears to put on my truck to get better performance out of it? Thanks and to explain further I'm no master mechanic just a weekend warrior who's trying to get all he can out of his truck.

Originally Posted by HeyYou

I don't want to have to lift it to get the bigger tires to fit. 35's should go in there with no/few issues. (and the truck is stock ride height, so far as I can tell.)

Originally Posted by MoparFanatic21

40s will fit stock just have to trim the fenders. A buddy in our off road group is running 45s stock but barely has any fender

Originally Posted by HeyYou

Don't really wanna carve on the body work either.

Originally Posted by MoparFanatic21

Man you are no fun

Originally Posted by HeyYou

I hear that far too often of late....... Hhhhmmmm.......