George2
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I've searched, and I guess I STILL don't understand what I really need to buy to make a planned gearchange. Can SOMEBODY please translate to english? Well, maybe simpleton english? Please, no flames- I really have tried to translate 3 days (and nights) of reading from my searches, and I think I'm even more clueless than when I first started!
I have a 1991, with a Dana reverse cut, non-disco 30 in the front, and a Dana 35 in the rear. I am going up in gearing (I ride on 31's, but may one day soon move as far as 33's, and want to be ready). I'm looking at 4.11's, only because I can get matching sets for both ends- but I'd really, REALLY like to go 4.56 NOW, while my finances will allow me to swing the change at once. I'm not too happy that the front D30 has 4.55's available, but I'll take what I can get.
I'm currently 3.55 rear, and 3.54 front, according to the Dana website, and my data tags. (why don't they make matching sets on some sets?) Sorry, that was ANOTHER question, wasn't it? I've always been able to "feel" a difference, even before I stepped up in tire size, but why do they DO that?
4 Wheel Drive is offering a sweet deal on Genuine Gear front and rear sets, and master install kits, so I'm looking HARD, but everyone here swears I need new "spools", so I went searching for THAT subject, and I found "empty" and "loaded" spools available- but I have no idea what I NEED.
Well, I know I need 27 spline, but beyond that, I have no idea if new spider gears are needed, and none of the "search" threads really make the picture clear for me.
Is there ANYONE out there who upgraded, and bought new spools? What (and from whom) did you buy? What in the world did you ask for, because I'm running out of potential "search" words here....
PLEASE, can someone in a similar situation give me an example of what you bought, and how you used it????
This is NOT a "locker" thread, so please don't make the expected offerings there- I can't seem to understand the basics (and I thought I understood as far as 'lockers'), but until I get a hint about what I need for a basic "daily driver" with NO lockers, then I'm afraid you'd be wasting you're time trying to sell me on the locker concept... I just want more beef in towing my popup to Disney for now- and my breathless 4.0 is begging me to hang my head in shame for not understanding.
Please pretend I'm your wide-eyed 5 year old, and your word is gospel...
I'm listening, and hoping you guys can set me straight- so I know what to ask for, when I have to talk to a parts guy, and try and keep him from hosing me for crap I DO NOT need. I'm going to feel like a real unit, when I show up at my new diff/tranny guy with a matching set of 4.56's and install kits, but nothing to PUT THEM INTO. Duh?
Thanks, in advance, for your consideration in responding to what should be a simple question...
I have a 1991, with a Dana reverse cut, non-disco 30 in the front, and a Dana 35 in the rear. I am going up in gearing (I ride on 31's, but may one day soon move as far as 33's, and want to be ready). I'm looking at 4.11's, only because I can get matching sets for both ends- but I'd really, REALLY like to go 4.56 NOW, while my finances will allow me to swing the change at once. I'm not too happy that the front D30 has 4.55's available, but I'll take what I can get.
I'm currently 3.55 rear, and 3.54 front, according to the Dana website, and my data tags. (why don't they make matching sets on some sets?) Sorry, that was ANOTHER question, wasn't it? I've always been able to "feel" a difference, even before I stepped up in tire size, but why do they DO that?
4 Wheel Drive is offering a sweet deal on Genuine Gear front and rear sets, and master install kits, so I'm looking HARD, but everyone here swears I need new "spools", so I went searching for THAT subject, and I found "empty" and "loaded" spools available- but I have no idea what I NEED.
Well, I know I need 27 spline, but beyond that, I have no idea if new spider gears are needed, and none of the "search" threads really make the picture clear for me.
Is there ANYONE out there who upgraded, and bought new spools? What (and from whom) did you buy? What in the world did you ask for, because I'm running out of potential "search" words here....
PLEASE, can someone in a similar situation give me an example of what you bought, and how you used it????
This is NOT a "locker" thread, so please don't make the expected offerings there- I can't seem to understand the basics (and I thought I understood as far as 'lockers'), but until I get a hint about what I need for a basic "daily driver" with NO lockers, then I'm afraid you'd be wasting you're time trying to sell me on the locker concept... I just want more beef in towing my popup to Disney for now- and my breathless 4.0 is begging me to hang my head in shame for not understanding.
Please pretend I'm your wide-eyed 5 year old, and your word is gospel...
I'm listening, and hoping you guys can set me straight- so I know what to ask for, when I have to talk to a parts guy, and try and keep him from hosing me for crap I DO NOT need. I'm going to feel like a real unit, when I show up at my new diff/tranny guy with a matching set of 4.56's and install kits, but nothing to PUT THEM INTO. Duh?
Thanks, in advance, for your consideration in responding to what should be a simple question...