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2005 Silverado re-gear question
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<blockquote data-quote="TacomaJD" data-source="post: 740650" data-attributes="member: 1780"><p>I've gotten back into doing track days on my motorcycle, which means I am pulling my trailer and bike 1-2 hours away often. My truck is a 2005 Silverado 1500 1/2 ton with L33 5.3L HO engine, 4x4, 135k miles, extended cab and has 295/70/17 tires (33.5" tall). Since putting the tires on, the thing absolutely sucks balls trying to pull anything at freeway speeds. I have a 6.5x12 wood floor single axle trailer and a 500 lb motorcycle. I would estimate total weight of trailer, bike, and all the extra tools, gas, and stuff that I carry with me to weigh around 3000ish lbs. </p><p></p><p>Towing this setup on the interstate, the damn truck cannot maintain anything over 70mph on flat road without downshifting. The engine has plenty power, but it's clear its the 1/2 ton tranny gearing, paired with what I assume (I haven't verified) is 3.42 gears, and heavy 33.5" tall mud tires are what makes it suck on the highway. My fuel mileage is already ****, so I'm not worried about that. I've debated selling and finding a newer model 2500hd with 6.0L engine, but I hate to go through all that to accommodate towing such a light load. </p><p></p><p>I'm now considering regearing my truck. I don't know a whole lot about setting up gears or all the parts that are needed to regear the front and rear diffs. It looks like ring and pinion sets are around $300ish for Yukons on East Coast Gear Supply's site, other brands are cheaper. Master rebuild kits are around $130 per end. Do I need a master rebuild kit if I just wanted to move from 3.42 to 4.10 gears? Could I just swap the ring and pinions without replacing anything else? Is there anything else I may be missing? </p><p></p><p>My dad is pretty knowledgeable about setting up gears, so me and him would probably be the ones tearing into it and doing the gear install. I just wanted to ask here and try to get a parts list together of what all I would need to order so I know exactly how much it would end up costing me. And of course any advice on the whole deal. Other brands or places to buy from that may be cheaper than ECGS? What about Motive Gear instead of Yukon? They are significantly cheaper, but not sure of quality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TacomaJD, post: 740650, member: 1780"] I've gotten back into doing track days on my motorcycle, which means I am pulling my trailer and bike 1-2 hours away often. My truck is a 2005 Silverado 1500 1/2 ton with L33 5.3L HO engine, 4x4, 135k miles, extended cab and has 295/70/17 tires (33.5" tall). Since putting the tires on, the thing absolutely sucks balls trying to pull anything at freeway speeds. I have a 6.5x12 wood floor single axle trailer and a 500 lb motorcycle. I would estimate total weight of trailer, bike, and all the extra tools, gas, and stuff that I carry with me to weigh around 3000ish lbs. Towing this setup on the interstate, the damn truck cannot maintain anything over 70mph on flat road without downshifting. The engine has plenty power, but it's clear its the 1/2 ton tranny gearing, paired with what I assume (I haven't verified) is 3.42 gears, and heavy 33.5" tall mud tires are what makes it suck on the highway. My fuel mileage is already ****, so I'm not worried about that. I've debated selling and finding a newer model 2500hd with 6.0L engine, but I hate to go through all that to accommodate towing such a light load. I'm now considering regearing my truck. I don't know a whole lot about setting up gears or all the parts that are needed to regear the front and rear diffs. It looks like ring and pinion sets are around $300ish for Yukons on East Coast Gear Supply's site, other brands are cheaper. Master rebuild kits are around $130 per end. Do I need a master rebuild kit if I just wanted to move from 3.42 to 4.10 gears? Could I just swap the ring and pinions without replacing anything else? Is there anything else I may be missing? My dad is pretty knowledgeable about setting up gears, so me and him would probably be the ones tearing into it and doing the gear install. I just wanted to ask here and try to get a parts list together of what all I would need to order so I know exactly how much it would end up costing me. And of course any advice on the whole deal. Other brands or places to buy from that may be cheaper than ECGS? What about Motive Gear instead of Yukon? They are significantly cheaper, but not sure of quality. [/QUOTE]
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