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budbeater · 10-16-2005, 04:15 PM

From what other members that know alot more than me have said the HO52 only came with 4.10, 4.56, and 5.13 gears. If you can find some aftermarket gears in a different ratio you will be lucky. I did see in a magazine last month that someone in the Top Truck Challenge had some 5.13 gears from Yukon Gear in their HO52. Start by contacting Yukon and see what they have. I hate to beat a dead horse but you still would be better off sourcing out a 14 bolt axle. I am going through a disk swap on my HO52 because you can't find critical parts for the 12" brakes found on the 71 axle. I am about $1000 into the swap (counting all the bearings, seals, fluids, shop supplys etc). I could have had a newly rebuilt 14 bolt from Boyce Equiptment here in town for about $1300. If you change your gears you will still have old seals, bearings, brakes, and axles to deal with.

BBB

10-16-2005, 04:15 PM	#15
budbeater Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 63	Re: Little Help on Gearing From what other members that know alot more than me have said the HO52 only came with 4.10, 4.56, and 5.13 gears. If you can find some aftermarket gears in a different ratio you will be lucky. I did see in a magazine last month that someone in the Top Truck Challenge had some 5.13 gears from Yukon Gear in their HO52. Start by contacting Yukon and see what they have. I hate to beat a dead horse but you still would be better off sourcing out a 14 bolt axle. I am going through a disk swap on my HO52 because you can't find critical parts for the 12" brakes found on the 71 axle. I am about $1000 into the swap (counting all the bearings, seals, fluids, shop supplys etc). I could have had a newly rebuilt 14 bolt from Boyce Equiptment here in town for about $1300. If you change your gears you will still have old seals, bearings, brakes, and axles to deal with. BBB