i love my tall gears. I have 33'' tires and a 3.73 rear. then again, I have a 6.0. I think its perfect.

 

I have to get some bigger tires, right now im on stock wheels and tires with 4.10s and the 80e and Im doing close to 2500rpm at 70, talk about murder on my gas milage, 14 on a good day.

 

nice sig. my friend with an LT4 corvette said "I never was good with names so I just called her ****. Yeah, she gets around"

 

I think this looks pretty good...where can i order one from the cheapest!
Detroit "Electrtrac"

Edit; Dammit! Not available for 10 bolts!!!! That sucks!
I am going to go with the Detroit "TrueTrac" then, got qouted by 4WP's for $413.99 + tax. Anyone better?

 

Call Randy's Ring and Pinion and give them a chance to give you a price before you buy elsewhere. You can beat them up a bit, too - if you have it in you, that is.

 

Thanks, I will give'em a call Monday. Summit has the truetrac for $399.95.

 

Randy's R&P Thank's for the link! Chris was very helpful and was able to give me a price of $379+tax.

They also just opened a wharehouse in Fresno, about 3 hours from here so us coasties dont take it in the shorts for shipping too!

I finally decided to go with a final drive of 3.73, i just dont want to lose too much economy at 75mph! I know, i'm a wimp.

Should have the change done this week or early next week. Also this will take some strain off my tranny with hard acceleration too, wont it?

 

I don't think 3.73's will affect your transmission one way or the other....but they will put marginally more strain on your rear than 3.42's, due to more applied torque. However, you don't have to worry about enough strain to break things until you get into 4.10's or higher, so you're in good shape.

 

it will help the trans since you'll have less resistance and actually help the rear out.

 

It should help a little because with the taller gears it makes it easier for your truck to get up to speed, and for alot of stop and go traffic it will help but on the highway it will hurt gas.