Originally Posted by jeff3600
the rear end is undecided right now, I did find a set of 4.56's for mine right now but I would like a little higher ratio. right now I pull it with a 3.0 liter diesel but I would rather use the old truck instead.
Are you looking for a higher ratio than 4.56? That would be a 5. 'something'. If you had inquired about a higher 'gear' I would have assumed that you were looking for something like a 3.73. If the latter is the case then you really wanted to look for a lower ratio. An example of where the confusion can come from is two-speed axles. It has 'high gear' and 'low gear', but the 'high gear' actually has a lower mathematical ratio than the 'low gear'. Clear as mud. Please don't hate me, but feel free to engage me in friendly discussion.


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