lol, thanks for the pics...

I appreciate that.. those are 35's in the pics?

This truck will be pavement only forever.. and will only tow a ski boat.

 

what is the lowest factory gearing i could get for this, if i took it to the ford shop and had them do it?

 

I have 4.88s in mine and those BARELY fit. I had a buddy of mine do my gears and he actually had to file down one of the teeth to get everything to fit in the housing. They turn my 38's like nothing else though.

 

what would it cost to do 4.88 gears in my truck and maybe do tires and lift next year

 

i think my dually has like 460 but not sure.. if my 150 had 4.88 that would be beast

 

well I'm not sure I'd recommend doing 4.88's on stock tires. Save up the money to do everything at once. I paid for parts (about $500) + $100 in labor for a friend to do mine, but expect anywhere from $1100 to $1600 for a shop to do it. Could be more coming from a dealership.

edit: what size tires were you thinking of going with now?

 

any particular reason why no 488 on stock.. I probably will only drive this truck 500 miles from today until january of next year total mileage...

 

I didn't realize you barely drive it. You could probably get away with it for awhile then. The reason I wouldn't do it on stock tires is because you're going to be turning some major rpms. The whole point of regearing is to reduce strain on the drivetrain created by big heavy tires or from towing heavy loads. If you drive that truck around on stock tires w/o putting a heavy strain on the truck, your rpms are going to be pretty high with that low of a ratio.

 

right now 85 mph is like 500 rpms maybe a 1000 but definately under a 1000

 

jesus that's crazy, you really are geared that high. With my 38's and 4.88 gears at 70-75 mph I'm at roughly 2000 rpm, which is what my truck was at with 33's and stock gears (3.55)

 

wow!! mine's like 1800 at 75mph. (with 35's and 3.73's)

 

dude under 1K at 85? maybe if you had an 8speed auto.

thats really really low RPMs for that speed.

Do the 6" basic Procomp lift. some 35's and re gear it.

 

im running 2000 rpms at 80 mph. on stock 3.73s. you definently can not leave 2.73's in your truck if you lift it. your tranny will hate you. heres the rules for gearing:

35's=4.56
anything bigger=4.88's (biggest we can fit)

 

Oh so it is 4x4. Just get the 8inch rize and some 37s and w.e size wheels you want. Paying for install is a b*tch by the way, that might make or break wether or not 5 grand is enough

Heres a pic of dirt_bound's truck
http://rizeind.com/05news_photos/cus...o_large64.html
I know he's running the 8inch rize on 37in nittos, looks sick.

Is that the look your going for?

And once again for a sunday driver i still believe even with 2.73 rear end, regearing is unnecessary

 

yes sir, thats what i was looking for.. and it looks great.. just wish the tires were a little bigger..