which gears? 4.56's or 4.88's?

[Hellz]

so i figured my next upgrade is going to be swapping the gears out.

right now im running stock gears ( 4.10's ) with 37 inch tires.
no lift except slight T bar crank.

so i know 4.88's will bring the H2 to "Stock' with 37s, but would it be better to go witht he 4.88s?

i do not do any hauling/towing right now. maybe some in the future, but nothing more than a few hundred miles if i do. so its more of daily driving, and eventually some off roading.

so whats your opinions?

[Hellz]

so calling around for some price qoutes:

gear ratio doesnt affect price 4.56's or 4.88's.. same price for either

looks like if i have the shop purchase the gears, it will cost between $1700 and $1800 for parts and labor. the only reason for this is for the 1 year warranty.

if i provide the gears, no warranty, but might reduce the cost some.
the best price i have gotten so far is from Burnsville4X4 which is close to me.

i have seen other posts from members that listed price range from $900 to $1200.. are these prices common with providing your own parts?

i still think i am leaning more towards the 4.88s than the 4.56's, but i do plan on running trails at some point, but i will say my H2 will be 90% to 95% a pavement princess.

[DuckTruck]

I would say go with the 4.88's.

As we all know, the H2's are gas pigs anyway. So with mpg not even being an option, the 6.0 motor does well and has plenty of power at higher rpms. Also, you might change to bigger tires and/or wheels in the future (I know I did...35's, to 37's, to now 39.5's).

Thus, unless you are rolling 90+ on the interstate extremely often, I think the 4.88 gearing would be the way to go.

DUCK

[StockStar]

sweet a gear thread! Hopefully Pahrump and Kalantar will chime in. Can't wait to read more responses from you guys.

http://www.4x4offroads.com/gear-ratio-chart.html

[kalantar]

Someone clarify this for me, 4:88's would give you better mpg on the freeway than 4:56's? I upgraded to my 4:56 (with 37s) and doesnt improve my mpg or towing mpg by much, maybe I should have gotten the 4:88s?

Now at 2000 rpm I average 54 mph, what do you stock guys get on 37s at 2000 rpm?

As far as the pricing, I paid I believe $1400 or $1500 with parts, that was the going rate in my area. I would let them buy the parts because if something goes wrong, that warranty will be helpful. I would try to negotitate with them.

[Hellz]

Originally Posted by kalantar

Someone clarify this for me, 4:88's would give you better

Now at 2000 rpm I average 54 mph, what do you stock guys get on 37s at 2000 rpm?

you mean at 54mph you are running at 2k rpm?

ill have to see what i rub at, at that speed, but if you have the 6 speed tranny, that will throw off the results.

i have an 03 with the 4 speed