gearing and ratios

[SnowNeck]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

I agree with a 4.56 gear with those 35" tires. The 3.08 gears with 35" tires would just be absurd.

Alright sounds pretty conclusive, 4.56s it is. Haha and just curious if i switch the gears, how would it run with 33s? Mpg? performance? over all? Cause most likely it'd be a lil while b4 35s.

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by SnowNeck

Alright sounds pretty conclusive, 4.56s it is. Haha and just curious if i switch the gears, how would it run with 33s? Mpg? performance? over all? Cause most likely it'd be a lil while b4 35s.

If you are running 33" tire now,IMHO, they will need a 4.10-4.33 gear to work out properly. I will step back, & let Capt chime in....I respect his opinion also Longhorn

[SnowNeck]

Originally Posted by crazy longhorn

If you are running 33" tire now,IMHO, they will need a 4.10-4.33 gear to work out properly. I will step back, & let Capt chime in....I respect his opinion also Longhorn

Which sounds good, but if I'm going over to the 35s sometime this winter there's no use putting gears that match up with 33s, see what I'm saying? Might as wel gear for 35s, an run 33s for a while

[kwmech]

Even 33s with a 4.56 will be fine. I had a 1990 suburban years ago that I had put in 4.56 gearing with 31'' tires, and the 700 ... best change I ever made. You got to remember when the trans shifts into 4th and locks up the convertor you are reducing the effective ratio by almost a third. So your 4.56 becomes just around a 3.2 ratio final drive. Stick with the 4.56

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by SnowNeck

Which sounds good, but if I'm going over to the 35s sometime this winter there's no use putting gears that match up with 33s, see what I'm saying? Might as wel gear for 35s, an run 33s for a while

It sound to me that you have it figured....no point in doing it 2 times longhorn