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View Poll Results: Gears or SCT?
Put truck back to stock 3.73 ratio? 17 68.00%
SCT W/custom tunes? 8 32.00%
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Old 08-06-2009, 02:42 PM
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Gears or SCT first?

Which should I do first? I was thinking of changing the gears back closer to a stock ratio since I have 3.73s with 40" tires now. Or should I get the SCT first and worry about the gears later?
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Old 08-06-2009, 02:45 PM
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as much as i would love to sell you a SCT... the gears is the right choice lol..... go with 4.56 and you should be fine.....

let me know if you need any help

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Old 08-06-2009, 02:48 PM
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as much as i would love to sell you a SCT... the gears is the right choice lol..... go with 4.56 and you should be fine.....

let me know if you need any help

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Old 08-06-2009, 02:49 PM
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gears first
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Definately Gears first Must take some power to get rolling with 3.73's and 40's
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Old 08-06-2009, 03:38 PM
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GEARS!!! definitely!
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gears, get some stress off your drivetrain
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Old 08-06-2009, 08:25 PM
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you think 4.56 will be enough with 40s? I have them with 36s on an F150 and at cruising speed (70) im right about 2100 rpm. I figure on 40s you would be 16-1700 rpm. I thought 4.88 or 5.13 would be better.

just a thought.
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Old 08-07-2009, 06:14 AM
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Thanks for all of your input guys!
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