Gear Poll

[xopher]

Curious to find out what the lay of the land is on rear axle gears. These are the only ratios I've heard of with the Ford 8.8" rear. If you have one on your car that isn't in the poll, post here and tell us about it.

[1stMerc]

Stock rear end, but 4.10's when i get the time to have them installed.

[Blackened300a]

Your going to find out that most of us have gone with 4.10's.

[Raudermaster]

I don't think I'm going to change my gears. We'll see when the blower is on. I probably will change lol.

[Raudermaster]

Who voted the 4.56's? Did Drewstang vote? I believe his MM was the only one (to my knowledge) that had them. BillyG's old car. Unless Zack swapped them out.

[TooManyFords]

Today I have 4.30's but by the end of the week they will be 3.55's again. Gotta make sure I don't run out of rpm before hitting the stripes!

[BruteForce]

Who voted the 4.56's? Did Drewstang vote? I believe his MM was the only one (to my knowledge) that had them. BillyG's old car. Unless Zack swapped them out.

It was me. Brute has the tall gears... with a Trilogy.

[Georges93LX]

Stock rear end, but 4.10's when i get the time to have them installed.

Same here.

[Marauder386]

Actually for me its 4.10 x 2 and 3.55 x 2 ... but can only vote once so its in the 4.10 slot ...


:cool:

[RF Overlord]

I have one of each...3.55 in Phoebe (and most likely to stay that way), and 4.10 in The Blackbird.

[Motorhead350]

4:10 in the rear, gimme the hit and I'm outta here.

[RoyLPita]

A common misconception is that the higher the gear ratio, the taller it is. Actually, the higher the number, the shorter the gear. Go figure but it is true.

BTW, I have 4.10s sitting on a shelf in the closet. Who knows if I will ever install them.

[Paul T. Casey]

Stockers here. Can't quite justify the 4.10's with the ammount of driving I do. I probably burn about 1400 gallons of what passes for gasoline nowadays a year. A 5 to 10 percent increase (additional 70 to 140 gallons a year) adds up to a bit of change. Although when I look at it on paper, that isn't that much.

[mrjones]

I've got the 4.10's, but with today's gas prices, I wouldn't do it again. I did them at separate times, and I did the gears first, but Lidio's tune made a much bigger difference than the gears by themselves.

Up until yesterday morning, I'd been running 235/50's all the way around. I put the stock rears on yesterday before a 300 mile trip, and it made the car much more relaxed. Going to 255/55's all the way around next time.

[Embassy]

My Beast has 4.30s and Drew has 4.56s.

[Raudermaster]

It was me. Brute has the tall gears... with a Trilogy.

I forgot you had 4.56's too.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

3.27s in a crown vic or GM do not count in this poll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[Joe Walsh]

Tom Doan dropped back to 3.27 gears when he installed his S/C Cobra engine.

Talk about top end speed!!!....:eek:

[Motorhead350]

Tom Doan dropped back to 3.27 gears when he installed his S/C Cobra engine.

Talk about top end speed!!!....:eek:

Yup, I believe I have seen that car. :cool:

[FastMerc]

I am content with the 4:10s I had put in.:)

[RoyLPita]

Shouldn't the last one be 5.13?

[xopher]

Shouldn't the last one be 5.13?
Being RoyLPita, you're probably right. I plagiarized: http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showpost.php?p=615704&postcount=14

I've been told not to "fear the gear", but anything above 5.00 scares the crap out of me. Makes me think of the first time I was in 4-low in my Jeep and I had to hold down the brake with both feet because it caught me off guard.

Anyone know of a Ford 8.8" with more than 5.00?

[RoyLPita]

Being RoyLPita, you're probably right. I plagiarized: http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showpost.php?p=615704&postcount=14

I've been told not to "fear the gear", but anything above 5.00 scares the crap out of me. Makes me think of the first time I was in 4-low in my Jeep and I had to hold down the brake with both feet because it caught me off guard.

Anyone know of a Ford 8.8" with more than 5.00?


Actually, I know of a Ranger that the owner installed 4.88 gears in an 8.8. They are in between 4.56 and 5.13. I do not know any members with them, though.

[QWK SVT]

4.10s - the way it should've come from the factory! :D

[ts-pa]

Although I do not have a MM, my GM has the same driveline, so I placed my 4.10 on the poll.

[Cougar_Marauder]

I voted 4:10 even though they are not in yet, just waiting for my tune. Shouldn't be long now.