im planning to..

[darin95yuk]

hey i currently have 3.73 gears and an open diff... by next year i want 5.13s and lockers... anybody have a locker in the front diff? i know they dont make one for 1/2 tons but the do 3/4 ton... just wanting to know if you guys know what im gettin in to its gonna get done but i want to see what you guys got???

 

[westcoast]

ok well first tell us your plans, I know your not gonna run 5.13's on factory tires. Also if your gonna run lockers in a front IFS then you might as well spend the $$$ and go SFA.

 

[SunlitComet]

do not put a lock in front the stress could crack or shatter the aluminum case.

 

[bowtiefreak]

DO NOT LOCK THE FRONT, you will hate yourself (unless you put a solid axle up front)....if you can find a locker for the front. Also 5.13 is a lot of gear. You running 40's? Can you give us some background on thetruck and why you want the 5.13?

 

[fyremanpat]

the only time Ive ever heard of someone running that stout of a gear setup had T56...there is gonna be a lot of work involved to run that

 

[AtomicHoe094]

ok well first tell us your plans, I know your not gonna run 5.13's on factory tires. Also if your gonna run lockers in a front IFS then you might as well spend the $$$ and go SFA.

plusss 1!

5.13s is alotttttaaa GEAR!

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

4.88's is enough for anything under 40's... what im running with an Auburn electric locker. NO LOCKER FOR THE FRONT unless your SAS'n that Hoe!!!

 

[darin95yuk]

in the new two and four door jeep wranglers they reccomend 5.13s in them if they are running 35s and lift i believe its a 6... this thing is no jeep but i dont think it will be a horrible idea to keep my back up front diff and my rearend just in case and the biggest thing i was worried about is the cv axles i dont really care about the drive... but i have also thought about 4.88s and a low gear conversion in my t-case??? only super low in 4 low!!!! 4.88s are recomended for 35s and a 6er... i was thinkin it would be like 3.73s to 4.10s at stock height? thanks for the input guys keep it coming!!!!!!

 

[T-Bagg]

For your CV worries.
http://www.rcvperformance.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=36

I got 'em and I love 'em.

 

[fyremanpat]

Jeeps have different transmission gearing then a Tahoes 4L60E...unless you're planning on turning your Tahoe into a rock crawler there would be no need to gear that low...ever!