regear?

[Justshootme84]

When you "re-gear" an axle, you're bascially changing the ring and pinion gears to get the desired ratio. Since the axle is totally diassembled in most cases, it's a good time to install a traction aide for better grip offroad. It's also a good time to replace bearings and seals, especially if the old ones are the originals from 20 years ago, show some wear, or are leaking gear oil. The basic r & p kit costs about $140, and the master install kits have all of the bearings and seals you need to replace. You can re-use the OEM ring gear carrier in some cases, but for the front if you go from 3.92 gears or lower (like 3.55 or 3.08), you'll need a new carrier for higher ratios, like 4.10's or 4.56's. Any of the gear vendors will give you all the tech info you need and answer any questions about the gear swap. You often need shims or thin washers to "set" the gears in proper alignment or "mesh". Otherwise, they will wear really fast or flat out break. IF a vendor does not answer your questions, by all means go to someone who will!!! I bought my gears from 4WheelParts. They are Genuine brand gears with a lifetime warranty. There are many vendors of other brands with similar warranties, such as Yukon gears. Do alot of searching beforehand, as it will help to decide what you want to use the new gear ratio for, be it ******** offroad, daily driving, or a mixture. JSM84

 

[whitey]

thanks for the info again. i'm looking for something that will accomodate daily driving and once my truck is lifted - runs out to the trails to take my mountain bike out and also to go bird hunting.

nothing too heavy but i do like to go to remote areas and want the bronco to be versatile enough to handle any situation i put it through. i've been in sticky situations back home in my old 2 wheel drive f150 on a quail or dove hunt where a nice 4x4 w/ a decent lift would have really been nice to have had. especially after a good rain.

and there is a 4wheelparts just a couple miles from me here.

anyhow that's what i plan to use my bronco for.

 

[deepbass]

hey guys quick question

Is this a good kit... i will get the add a leafs with all the options.

http://store.4wheelingplus.com/proddetail....65BS&cat=63

Thanks for all your help... hopefull i will have some pictures of the truck lifted w/35's sometime in the near future.

 

[Itz Jim]

I have a question along this line that maybe someone can help me out with. I purchased a 93 a few months back. It already had a 6" lift and running on 35" mud tires. It does not seem to have enough power, especially when trying to get up to speed or going up some hills at Glamis.

My questions is, how do I determine what the current gearing is? Is it possible for a shop to tell by just opening up the diff? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[swampthing]

theres a couple different ways to determing the gear ratio...some are stamped with the ratio...there should be a tag on your rear that will have the ratio which is most likely 3.54...i find out by marking the drum and yoke..and spinning the drum around 1 full rotation..count how many times the yoke spins and i have basically correct reading...not the best way to do it but its easy for me at least

 

[Yardape]

If its the stock gearing you should have 3.55's in rear and 3.54 up front. If you pull the diff cover, you can see the crown gear, try and find the numbers on it, Mark one tooth on the gear and count the teeth. find that number on the crown and there should be a smaller number with it. divide the small number into the bigger number and thats your ratio. If you can accurately count the pinion teeth you can get the smaller number that way too. The method that swampthing was talking about is good if you are at a junkyard or something and you want to get a good idea of the gear ratio but is not very accurate. Just an estimation.