reverse cut or not
06-03-2010 | 11:36 AM
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Year: 1988 limited
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 litre
ok, so my 87 is normal cut so when i get the 4.10 i will just get standard cut gears then and they will work in my carrier i have now?
i am running 31s and am going to stay with these or maybe 32s but not go upto 33s. i currently have 3.55 gears and my jeep is a dog and gets terrible gas mileage now. its slow to start and feels like its not in the powerband now so i figured 4.10s would be better then 3.73 or 4.56.
i am running 31s and am going to stay with these or maybe 32s but not go upto 33s. i currently have 3.55 gears and my jeep is a dog and gets terrible gas mileage now. its slow to start and feels like its not in the powerband now so i figured 4.10s would be better then 3.73 or 4.56.
06-03-2010 | 12:26 PM
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From: Northern Ontario, Canada
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06-03-2010 | 07:16 PM
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From: corpus christi, texas
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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ok, so mine is reverse cut then. alrighty. i'll just have my buddies 4x4 shop do the gears if i cannot find any 4 banger axles.
06-03-2010 | 10:24 PM
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From: Soddy Daisy TN
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I've used Complete Offroad in the past. They sell a front carrier for $59 and you can get gear packages with bearings and all for front and rear for around $450.
06-04-2010 | 11:32 PM
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Year: 1989
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a standard cut set up in the front the gear basically pull the truck forward which makes it weak like its pulling apart. The Reverse cut even though in front makes like a pushing which is stong b/c it like its pushing the gears together for a stronger set up. I am building a Ford mud Truck slowly but I am making sure my front axle is a reverse cut d44 so i have a stonger axle for the power and gears.
06-05-2010 | 12:06 AM
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From: Howell, MI
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
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Standard cut means the pinion is designed to rotate clockwise as you face it, same as the engine. For first 70 years of 4X4 history, these same differentials were used in front ends. In the 80s, the high pinion differential was designed and used in vehicles like the XJ. These were designed to be turned around and used in the front in which the drive shaft rotates counterclockwise as you face the pinion. Either can be used. There is a rumor that the reverse cut is stronger in the front than the standard cut. But recent testing has proven that there really is little if any difference in strength. The only real advantage to the high pinion differential is driveline angle when lifting.
06-05-2010 | 09:24 AM
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From: Chico, CA
Year: 1986
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a standard cut set up in the front the gear basically pull the truck forward which makes it weak like its pulling apart. The Reverse cut even though in front makes like a pushing which is stong b/c it like its pushing the gears together for a stronger set up. I am building a Ford mud Truck slowly but I am making sure my front axle is a reverse cut d44 so i have a stonger axle for the power and gears.
02-06-2011 | 07:39 PM
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