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Old May 26th 05, 06:01 PM
Jeff Strickland
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There you have it ladies and gentlemen, my suggestion that 4.88s were going
to be weak is unfounded. I'll be the first to admit that I was repeating a
rumor. I thought that if the rumor were true, then my giving the heads up
would be a good thing. Since the rumor has turned out to be false, then the
heads up is OK, but can be ignored.

PS
I didn't know you were running 4.88s Jerry.




"Jerry Bransford" > wrote in message
news:jw6le.6580$tp.5723@fed1read05...
> 4.88 gears are fine, no one running them is having troubles with their
> strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
> first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
> well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
> lockers..
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> > "Dennis Cox" > wrote in message
> > news > >
> >>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It

has
> >>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
> >>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks

every
> >>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends

or
> >
> > at
> >
> >>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts)

the
> >>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff.

The
> >>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.

> >
> > Not
> >
> >>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of

> >
> > some
> >
> >>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
> >>these:
> >>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?

> >
> >
> > Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on

the
> > 4.88s gets really small.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,

> >
> > or
> >
> >>Locker?

> >
> >
> > Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have

the
> > Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
> >
> >
> >
> >>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
> >>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
> >>

> >
> >
> > The locker avoids the additives.
> >
> >
> >
> >>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the

> >
> > Detroit
> >
> >>brand.
> >>
> >>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
> >>time?
> >>

> >
> >
> > You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> > opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> > next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> > probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the

new
> > ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
> >
> >
> >

>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
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