Hello, I have a 94 reg cab 4x4 w/ the 22re, stock 4.10s (I think), and
32x11.50 tires. I live at about 6500' and often drive higher. The truck really dogs up the passes and just has no get-up-and-go in general. Also, on the trail, I practically have to do everything in 4lo or it will want to stall. I have a filtercharger and plan on soon adding a header and a cat back exhaust. I really want to redo the gears, though, and not rely on the aftermarket engine mods to turn the tires. I'm pretty much stuck in decision between 4.56 and 4.88. What are your suggestions? Does anyone have these gears and these tires? If so, what is your opinion. I want to be able to go 75-80 (or more) on the interstate and still be able to drive up the passes in a reasonable gear (not 3rd) and have hopefully, much improved offroad performance. Also, I'm not planning on living at altitude for ever so I would like to ratio to be appropriate to lower elevations. Also, in the future, I'm planning on maybe doing a solid axle swap and going to 33s. Would the 4.56s still be appropriate for the 33s? And finally, i'll get the gears done at a shop, do you guys think it would be cheaper to just have them do the gears and a rear locker in the stock carrier or to buy a already built third-members w/ locker and gears and have them plug those in? Thanks in advance.- posted
20 years ago