Posted by Keith in Washington [108.162.245.86] on Tuesday, December 06, 2016 at 20:11:43 :
In Reply to: Re: Third member ratio stamp posted by Terry [199.27.133.57] on Tuesday, December 06, 2016 at 19:03:24 :
You can but 4.88 gears but they are not cheap and not always available. Unless you are going with a bigger engine 5.83 gears are fine with 9.00 X 16 tires. The 4.88 gears were used with 7.50 X 16 tires on the Power Wagon. Without some sort of power increase running 4.88 gears with 9.00 X16 tires makes it difficult to climb hills. I need to down shift to 3rd gear on a moderate hill with 5.83 gears and 9.00 X 16 tires. I would hate to try it with 4.88 gears.
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