90dodge

bgilbert,

the bill from the shop was $2100 with a posi loc. all i know what the P/O told me. and the bill from the 4x4 shop, it just dosnt specify what gears they were. there are guys running a heck of a lot faster that 70 mph with 3.07s and smaller tires. but she screams to get to 70mph, then thats all she has. but i can get to 70mph real quike. also not trying to get in a big pissing match also, and thanks for the complements on the truck. but if i had the 3.07s with the 35's i should be able to go faster than 70mph?

Bob

Underpsi

Nice looking truck! How come thiers two different set of rims in the pics? Both are nice sets just wondering why?

jslamerman

Not true. I used a set of these axles in a Jeep, found out the hard way about the D60 U series, but its a simple solution that uses a ring gear spacer. The only difference in these axles is the difference of the pinion to ring gear centerline. If you guys call Randys, they will have the correct spacer for you to change the gears (at least they did a couple of years ago when I swapped some gears in these axles)

Vinsil

Correct. You can use the spacer on the carrier still. Randy's and many other shops carry them.


Swap out the whole axles?

90dodge

Underpsi,

i got new wheels! the set you see on the there with the sleeper pic are the ones i have now. the other ones in the first pic had the rong offset for the wider tires. so they rubbed up front on my drag link. i put some 2'' spacers up there. but the spacers put extra stress on my front witch took out my king Pins about a year later ( not a fun re-build, 600 ft-lbs on those babys ). so i got new wheels! the other ones looked awsome with the BFG M/ts but up close they looked bad. some one acid washed them, and did a cruddy job at it. a buddy had some new weld 20"s with 37" toyos. so we did a lil swapp at the shop to see what they looked like on mine! they looked sweet. lil snug, but sweet! the wife said no too $3400 tire and wheels . some day

Bob

jslamerman, Vinsil ,

thanks for the info on the gears and axles, but come on guys give me some coments on my truck!

Bob.

Vinsil

Ah yes, sorry! It was late when I posted last night. Very nice truck.

diesel_smoke06

90 Dodge, Awsome Lookin Truck. Love The Sleeper And The Dog. I Wish Mine Was 4x4.

Cody

Underpsi

Makes sense its much better running without the spacers. I just asked cuz they were both nice sets of rims

lovemysan

To positively identify your gearing just jack up the truck and rotate the tire one rotation and count the number of rotations of the drive shaft. The number of driveshaft rotations equals you gear ratio.

diesel_smoke06

it really wont if some one has a diffrent size drive shat than stock. and with bigger tires!!

Cody

lovemysan

One rotation of the drive axle would equal one rotation of the tire regardless of size. I don't see how the diameter of drive shaft or tire size would change the gear ratio of the differential. Tire size would only change distance covered given the same number of axle rotations.

diesel_smoke06

lovemysan.

well a tire size of course wont change the gear ratio . but like you said "
To positively identify your gearing just jack up the truck and rotate the tire one rotation and count the number of rotations of the drive shaft. The number of driveshaft rotations equals you gear ratio."

well if your tire is bigger it will take more for it to rotate. and say a bigger drive shaft. one rotation woult take more.

this is not the best way to " positively identify " ones gearing!

Cody.

isnt this thread about 90dodge's pix of his truck, lol. sorry for jackin this thread.