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Should I go to 4.56 gears for towing?

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I went to 4.88's for towing. I have a Mojave, stock 32's.
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The 4.88s still have a safe size pinion. Not sure where they loose a tooth. The lower you go, the faster the DS spins just asking for vibes. The FAD has saved us all in the front with our lifts and caster angles.
 

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The 4.88s still have a safe size pinion. Not sure where they loose a tooth. The lower you go, the faster the DS spins just asking for vibes. The FAD has saved us all in the front with our lifts and caster angles.
4.88, 5.13, and 5.38 all have 8 tooth pinion gears.
 

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You won't notice enough change to the 4.56 from 4.10's. I did 5.13's but I'm running 37's now as well. If you're sticking to the 35's I'd go to 4.88. I had 35's for a while with the 5.13's and it was amazing towing, but maybe just a little too low for daily driving. You hear the complaint about not hitting 8th gear on the freeway, well I didn't have much more than a foot in first gear when leaving a stop, unless I was led footing it, then I could get maybe a few yards our of it, but I could hit 8th gear while towing.
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