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by fishsticks » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:47 pm

navigator wrote:you need gears not throttle body spacers.


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by MK-voy » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:10 pm

4.56 vs 4.10 ? for 33 or 35 inch tires
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by djthumper » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:34 pm

4.56 will give you more torque
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by HARDTRAILZ » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:50 pm

4.56 w either.
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by fishsticks » Tue May 01, 2012 1:08 am

HARDTRAILZ wrote:4.56 w either.


x2 and only because 4.88s aren't available for our front diffs.
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by MK-voy » Tue May 01, 2012 5:41 am

4.56 it is, found some at Randy's yukon brand what do you think?
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by navigator » Tue May 01, 2012 11:08 am

for the 4.56 does it matter if you spend a lot of time on the interstate with 33's?
according to the chart below I am usually around 2500 rpm at 65mph, with 33s and 4.56 gears that would be over 3k rpm.
I'f I am running 75 on the interstate I would expect it to turn up a good bit of RPMs.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue May 01, 2012 11:13 am

Chart doesnt apply as well since we have overdrive.
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by navigator » Tue May 01, 2012 11:15 am

thanks Kyle, I was thinking that I was closer to 2k rpm than 2500.
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by fishsticks » Tue May 01, 2012 12:27 pm

Also, while the motor is spinning faster, the throttle load is much lighter.
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by Trail X » Tue May 01, 2012 12:45 pm

But - the less throttle load, the less efficient the engine is.
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by MK-voy » Tue May 01, 2012 12:56 pm

:? :scratch:
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