Because I drive the truck a lot more on the freeway than anything else. I have a 25 min cruise to and from work everyday so it doesn't make sense to be cranking at 2600 rpm when I could be closer to 2100 or so. I like cruising with the 3.42s.

The track is closed now so I don't need the gear for the strip anymore.

Plus I really only get on it from 60+mph and the truck hauls *** at high speeds with the taller gears

 

You gonna do outer axle bearings and seals for the new axles?

At what speed are you looking to be turning 2100rpm?

 

Try 3.73's get a little bit of both worlds?

 

No I am going back to 3.42. Nothing like cruising on the highway at 2000 rpm. It's quiet, smooth, nice to drive.

I drive should be 2100 rpm at around 80mph

 

Very true except for when it's raining and I can't close my cutouts before a 2hr drive home..... I wear ear plugs

I love everything about my 3.42s except my 0-20

 

Let the festivities begin. Literally don't have any parts for the swap but what the hell





Fluid looked good

 

Damn I've never seen used rear end fluid look that clean!?

 

It was only run for a couple thousand miles haha

 

Didn't get a whole lot done today but I made some progress. Got the 3.42's installed and set up. Tomorrow my wheels will be shipping and I should get my 5 lug axles in. So tomorrow night I will slide those in and button up the rear end. Then it's just a waiting game for wheels/tires and front hubs to show up.

 

Also I ordered 15x8 for the rear of the truck. I decided not to daily the drag radials so 15x8's will let me run a street tire on there. I'm thinking 265/70r15. Since the front tires will be 29", the 265/70 will fit nicely back there at 29.5". That is the tallest tire I could find that isn't' an off road tire.