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<blockquote data-quote="zombiekiller" data-source="post: 1569893" data-attributes="member: 25186"><p>Well, To maintain as much pinion strength as possible in the dinky little 8.8, I stuck with 4.56 gears front and rear.</p><p></p><p>That put me in a position where I really have to be into boost to get the rear end to step out the way that I want.</p><p></p><p>The problem with that is the boost isn't linear, it ramps quickly. That means the amount of control that you have when it comes to sideways traction is limited.</p><p></p><p>It also means that in tight technical sections, with the 40s, I'm either banging off the limiter in 2nd, or bogging 3rd.</p><p></p><p>That being said, now that I've decided to give 2wd a real chance, I ordered some 5.14 10" gears for the rear end (Currie f9) to get me more controllable wheel speed, more predictable traction and hopefully the right RPM/torque combo to not be in between gears.</p><p></p><p>So while I didn't have "problems" with the front differential per say, it caused me to make gearing choices that I otherwise would not have.</p><p></p><p>I think that 550-600 horse ( depending on the tune ) is plenty to keep the ol girl moving. 6100s are putting out 525hp with the hot cams while running 40s. I also don't know too many Pro TT drivers that run much more than 600-700 hp on their prerunners.</p><p></p><p>But at the end of the day, I guess we'll see!</p><p></p><p>Once I get the ratio changed, the plan is to do a bunch of shock tuning to get the truck dialed. If I'm happy with how she's handling, then I'll just go with it. </p><p></p><p>The last two major mechanical upgrades that I'm planning on are a full interior cage, and potentially swingset steering. Everything else that I have planned is cosmetic... </p><p></p><p>at least until I pop the motor, or have any additional issues with the drivetrain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zombiekiller, post: 1569893, member: 25186"] Well, To maintain as much pinion strength as possible in the dinky little 8.8, I stuck with 4.56 gears front and rear. That put me in a position where I really have to be into boost to get the rear end to step out the way that I want. The problem with that is the boost isn't linear, it ramps quickly. That means the amount of control that you have when it comes to sideways traction is limited. It also means that in tight technical sections, with the 40s, I'm either banging off the limiter in 2nd, or bogging 3rd. That being said, now that I've decided to give 2wd a real chance, I ordered some 5.14 10" gears for the rear end (Currie f9) to get me more controllable wheel speed, more predictable traction and hopefully the right RPM/torque combo to not be in between gears. So while I didn't have "problems" with the front differential per say, it caused me to make gearing choices that I otherwise would not have. I think that 550-600 horse ( depending on the tune ) is plenty to keep the ol girl moving. 6100s are putting out 525hp with the hot cams while running 40s. I also don't know too many Pro TT drivers that run much more than 600-700 hp on their prerunners. But at the end of the day, I guess we'll see! Once I get the ratio changed, the plan is to do a bunch of shock tuning to get the truck dialed. If I'm happy with how she's handling, then I'll just go with it. The last two major mechanical upgrades that I'm planning on are a full interior cage, and potentially swingset steering. Everything else that I have planned is cosmetic... at least until I pop the motor, or have any additional issues with the drivetrain. [/QUOTE]
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