> Okay...I now have a 3" body lift & 3" (Rancho) suspension lift, I also
swapped out the rear leaf spring >2" blocks for 3" blocks and cranked up my
torsion bars about an inch. This now gives my a total of 7" >of lift. I
bought 33"x12.50" BF Goodrich All Terrain's, but I know I can squeeze
35"x12.50"s. (if I >crank up the torsion bars another inch and add 4"
blocks instead of 3" for the rear) I was told I can't >change my gears
front gears because they were "maxed out". I have a 97 Club Cab Sport 4X4
with >the 318. The current gears are 3:92 with 8-1/4" rear. (That is the
reason I decided for the 33"s.) Is >this really true that the front is
maxed out? I am not a mechanic, but I would think that if I can upgrade
>the rear gears with no problem, I should be able to upgrade the front as
well? The mechanic who
> told me this said I needed a 99 Durango front differential/axle from in
order to change the gears....
> Is anyone running 35"s on a 97?
Mike,
First off, what is your front axle? I thought it was sometype of Dana35C
Hybrid, yes/no? If you do indeed have a Dana35 front end, you can swap in
4.10s or even 4.56s. Secondly, are you sure you have a 8 1/4 rear diff?? I
thought GenIII V8 Daks have 9 1/4" rear diffs. Either way, I am positive you
can go with numerically higher gears in both diffs, granted you have a 35
front axle. Find out for sure what axles you have first and then call the
better gear shops, they will be able to tell you what gears are available
along with prices. Try some of these for starters:
http://www.drivetrainspecialists.com/
http://www.natldrivetrain.com/
http://www.drivetraindirect.com/
http://www.sixstates.com/
http://www.differentials.com/
Good Luck!!
Kyle
93 Dakota 4x4 V6
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