173 lbs of goodness

[Kurt]

Like this

[Baseshakers]

this one happened at "high speed" during a lake christy hill climb... at 11.7:1 there is no such thing as "high speed!"

[johnsxj]

Let's see..... 4.46 1st gear in transmission X 11.7 uber-low in t-case X 4.56? in axles = 237.95 = DQ'ed shafts on flat ground at idle
Maybe you should look into getting shafts made out of solid stock

[DOUG]

I thought this thread was about a hottie.

At 173 lbs?

11.7....you can walk faster than 4.1, where are you going to crawl at "slower than a snails pace" around here?

[johnsxj]

I thought this thread was about a hottie.

At 173 lbs?

11.7....you can walk faster than 4.1, where are you going to crawl at "slower than a snails pace" around here?

Ryans favorite place..... Rock Creek at Rausch

And at least he does have options for every terrain now

[DOUG]

Yes he does!!

Just for comparison....my crawl ratio right now is 80.92. (6.34 1st gear X 2.61 low range X 4.89 gears with a 35" tire)
If I were to change my t-case to 4.1 it will drop to 124.01.

You can see where my question comes from with Ryans setup being 237.95. Don't get me wrong, I like it, especially with 4.3 middle range.

My calculations were done here... http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html

[ZAEDOCK]

I thought this thread was about a hottie.

At 173 lbs?

I was thinking heavy hottie, but wanted to remain PC.

[Baseshakers]

i'd be shocked if i use the 11.7 more than 5% of my time wheeling. i selected this spread because the 4.3 should be great for rocks. there's no harm in choosing the wide range of ratios since i have a stick, no automatic which "accidentally" shifts for me! i'll be able to "fill in the gaps" without a problem. if 11.7 is too much i can always shift into 6th, that'll give me a ratio around 1st gear in 2.72:1 range.