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Uninformed
Looking at placing an order in the next week or two and am just trying to make sure that I'm headed in the right direction. This is in a Samurai that is primarily a Southeast park wheeler, but I also have the intention of keeping it somewhat highway capable for UA style trips and as a contingency when traveling with other non trailered rigs. Currently it doesn't crawl for shit with no low end torque, and 5th gear is only a best case scenario
Current situation:
-1.6 16v
-6.5:1 tcase
-4.10
-37's.
According to the gear calculator, I am 97:2 low range, 3291 RPM at 65
4.88:1 ---> 115:1 low range, 3918 RPM at 65
5.29 --> 125:1 low range, 4247 RPM at 65
From what I'm looking at, I can't really see why another 3-400 RPM is going to make this engine blow up any faster than its eventful past. In fact, every bit of help that I can throw at this tiny engine/tcase is probably worth going with (especially if those supercharger plans ever work themselves out).
Next question:
The two vendors for a 27 spline 5.29 4cyl 8" ring and pinion seem to be Revolution Gear or Trail Gear. Both are priced pretty similarly. Is there a major red flag with either besides China?
I can step up to a 29 spline Nitro gearset, but then I have to buy another $200 worth of 29 spline flanges, and that's kind of annoying.
Current situation:
-1.6 16v
-6.5:1 tcase
-4.10
-37's.
According to the gear calculator, I am 97:2 low range, 3291 RPM at 65
4.88:1 ---> 115:1 low range, 3918 RPM at 65
5.29 --> 125:1 low range, 4247 RPM at 65
From what I'm looking at, I can't really see why another 3-400 RPM is going to make this engine blow up any faster than its eventful past. In fact, every bit of help that I can throw at this tiny engine/tcase is probably worth going with (especially if those supercharger plans ever work themselves out).
Next question:
The two vendors for a 27 spline 5.29 4cyl 8" ring and pinion seem to be Revolution Gear or Trail Gear. Both are priced pretty similarly. Is there a major red flag with either besides China?
I can step up to a 29 spline Nitro gearset, but then I have to buy another $200 worth of 29 spline flanges, and that's kind of annoying.
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