5.38 gears heads up

[BigSwede]

If anybody is looking to go real big on tires, somebody is selling 5.38 thirds on PlanetIsuzoo...

[Ldub]

http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=60258

[VXorado]

Swede, are you running 5.38s?

[BigSwede]

Yep, for about 5 years now.

[Triathlete]

Thats a great deal for someone. It would cost nearly as much just for the gears plus setup. All you need to do with these is add locker and bolt them in.

[VXorado]

Yeah I'm tempted... The VX is my DD and I'm a little worried about being over geared. With the 35s, the VX is constantly shifting from 3rd-4th-3rd-4th at highway speed to keep up. I know a re-gear is needed, just not sure how much.

[JoFotoz]

GO FOR IT!!!

Yeah I'm tempted... The VX is my DD and I'm a little worried about being over geared. With the 35s, the VX is constantly shifting from 3rd-4th-3rd-4th at highway speed to keep up. I know a re-gear is needed, just not sure how much.

Its not like they come up for sale very often !




jo

[Ldub]

Yeah I'm tempted... The VX is my DD and I'm a little worried about being over geared. With the 35s, the VX is constantly shifting from 3rd-4th-3rd-4th at highway speed to keep up. I know a re-gear is needed, just not sure how much.

GO FOR IT!!!




Its not like they come up for sale very often !




jo

What Jo say = TROOF!

Also, I'm pretty sure with 35's... 5:38's will put you closer to stock gearing than 4:77's.

Somebody check me if I'm wrong here, but for right now, I'm too lazy to do the math...

[Vendetta]

Better hurry 'Rado before I do something stupid.

Actually, I think I'm ok - with ~32.5s, I'm right around 2400RPM at 65 (adjusted) MPH. It'll kick down on steeper inclines, but nothing that concerns me.

-V

[vt_maverick]

Yeah I'm tempted... The VX is my DD and I'm a little worried about being over geared. With the 35s, the VX is constantly shifting from 3rd-4th-3rd-4th at highway speed to keep up. I know a re-gear is needed, just not sure how much.

Nothing a 5-speed won't fix.

[Vendetta]

Nothing a 5-speed won't fix.

Mindreader.

[VXorado]

I just threw him an offer. We'll see.

and with the 5-speed, I could pretty much ignore first gear for street driving .

[BigSwede]

Also, I'm pretty sure with 35's... 5:38's will put you closer to stock gearing than 4:77's.

Somebody check me if I'm wrong here, but for right now, I'm too lazy to do the math...

4.30 to 5.38 = 25.1%

4.30 to 4.77 = 10.9%

29.5" (that is stock for a VX, right?) to 35" = 18.6%

So, 6.5% overgeared with 5.38, vs. 7.7% undergeared with 4.77. So yes Larry, you are vindicated.

Personally I don't mind being overgeared a bit, helps turn those big heavy tires, and these overhead cam motors aren't skeered of a little rpm. But my rig isn't my DD either; I am not primarily concerned about fuel economy and such. Even so, I haven't seen much of a mpg penalty anyway.

[VXorado]

What Jo say = TROOF!

Also, I'm pretty sure with 35's... 5:38's will put you closer to stock gearing than 4:77's.

Somebody check me if I'm wrong here, but for right now, I'm too lazy to do the math...

5.19 would be comparable to stock gearing. I probably wouldn't be able to drive at 120 mph anymore... so that's concerning.

[VXorado]

4.30 to 5.38 = 25.1%

4.30 to 4.77 = 10.9%

29.5" (that is stock for a VX, right?) to 35" = 18.6%

So, 6.5% overgeared with 5.38, vs. 7.7% undergeared with 4.77. So yes Larry, you are vindicated.

Personally I don't mind being overgeared a bit, helps turn those big heavy tires, and these overhead cam motors aren't skeered of a little rpm. But my rig isn't my DD either; I am not primarily concerned about fuel economy and such. Even so, I haven't seen much of a mpg penalty anyway.

I was writing while you posted. That's pretty much what I thinking, I hate being the slow-mo on the highway.