School me on Gears Please
#16
05-01-2007, 01:29 AM
Originally Posted by I12AV82
Now time for a dumber question ... I've got a 2005 F150, I think I recall reading that there is an axle code on your door or somewhere that will tell which gears you have .. any truth to this/which codes indicate which gears? I think I have 3.55's but am not sure..
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05-01-2007, 06:18 PM
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05-01-2007, 07:15 PM
yes most regular shops can do the gear install, but call around before you buy gears b.c some shops will only do an install for gears they sell you...
And i believe the 4.6 has 8.8" and the 5.4 has the bigger one, forgot the size, maybe a 9.5? idk....
Do you know what gears you have right now, and if you have a LS? B.c i would highly recommend putting in a LS if you dont have one, while you have everything torn apart
And i believe the 4.6 has 8.8" and the 5.4 has the bigger one, forgot the size, maybe a 9.5? idk....
Do you know what gears you have right now, and if you have a LS? B.c i would highly recommend putting in a LS if you dont have one, while you have everything torn apart
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#22
05-01-2007, 07:23 PM
Limited Slip, its where when one wheel is slipping, the power is diverted to the other side, and under normal operation should be equal power distributed to both sides
Open Differential, is where when one wheel is slipping, the differential puts all the power to the side that doesnt have any traction. Under normal operation power should be equally distributed. This is the cheaper of the two options. And is where you see the trucks and cars that can only do a burn out with one wheel....
Open Differential, is where when one wheel is slipping, the differential puts all the power to the side that doesnt have any traction. Under normal operation power should be equally distributed. This is the cheaper of the two options. And is where you see the trucks and cars that can only do a burn out with one wheel....
#24
05-01-2007, 07:28 PM
yeah i was gonna say the bigger one is 9.75 which may be what all the trucks have now, i dunno
Originally Posted by APT
Same axle codes since at least 1997.
19 — 3.55 non-limited slip — F-150
25 — 4.10 non-limited slip — F-150
26 — 3.73 non-limited slip — F-150/Mark LT
27 — 3.31 non-limited slip — F-150
B5 — 4.10 limited slip — F-150
B6 — 3.73 limited slip — F-150/Mark LT
H9 — 3.55 limited slip — F-150
18 = 3.08 non-limited slip — F-150
19 — 3.55 non-limited slip — F-150
25 — 4.10 non-limited slip — F-150
26 — 3.73 non-limited slip — F-150/Mark LT
27 — 3.31 non-limited slip — F-150
B5 — 4.10 limited slip — F-150
B6 — 3.73 limited slip — F-150/Mark LT
H9 — 3.55 limited slip — F-150
18 = 3.08 non-limited slip — F-150
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05-01-2007, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Hardhitten
some links to places that sell the gears would be awesome. Another thing is what kind of places would do the gears? Mechanics or the lift shop
Originally Posted by jiggle
Gears can be purchased from the shop which will be doing the work or online. www.ringpinion.com is a very good place to start. They are a little pricy, but their customer service is second to none. I would talk to them and figure out what you want, then shop around some. I bought my gears from www.accuautoparts.com. Their site is very user-friendly and their prices are very good. Many transmissions shops will do ring and pinions, but I would rather have a 4x4 shop do the work.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ring+and+pinion