New guy from Houston. Looking for information/recommendations on regearing 16 z71

[FeArZ]

Hey all, 

 

New guy from Houston named Zach. I'm looking to lift my truck and put 35's on it.

My buddy with a lifted Diesel said it will turn my gasser into a dog and I need to regear so I can get out my own way.

 

What gears would work best on my truck for 35's? I was thinking 4.56?

Also If anyone has re-geared their truck and can recommend a place in Houston? I would appreciate it.

 I don't even know where to start looking.

Edited August 20, 2018 by FeArZ

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8 hours ago, FeArZ said:

Hey all, 

 

New guy from Houston named Zach. I'm looking to lift my truck and put 35's on it.

My buddy with a lifted Diesel said it will turn my gasser into a dog and I need to re gear so I can get out my own way.

 

What gears would work best on my truck for 35's? I was thinking 4.56?

Also If anyone has re geared there truck and can recommend a place in Houston I would appreciate it?

 I don't even know where to start looking.

My friend has 35's and a suspension lift on his 1500 5.3. He has 3.42 gears it seems to be fine. 

[FeArZ]

Thanks for the replies, I also will be pulling a car trailer (one in a while) if that makes a difference. 

[Packers774]

Hey Zach, what part of Houston are you in? Im over in Cypress

[pewterliftedz]

What is your current drive train? 5.3? 8 or 6 speed? Current gearing? 4wd?

[FeArZ]

22 hours ago, Packers774 said:

Hey Zach, what part of Houston are you in? Im over in Cypress

I'm in Porter so a little drive.lol

13 hours ago, pewterliftedz said:

What is your current drive train? 5.3? 8 or 6 speed? Current gearing? 4wd?

5.3, 8 speed, 3.42, 4wd, Stock truck

Edited August 21, 2018 by FeArZ

[pewterliftedz]

22 minutes ago, FeArZ said:

I'm in Porter so a little drive.lol

5.3, 8 speed, 3.42, 4wd

That’s a pretty good set of gears from the factory, if it were 3.08s, I would definitely say that you need to swap.  With the 8 speed and 35s, I wouldn’t go any steeper than a 4.10 for a daily. 

 

Go go talk to Roy over at Street Performance, he’ll be able to help you out and answer questions.

[SkiBum5.0]

I'd keep the gears you've got and see how it goes. You'll have to re-gear both front and rear, with limited aftermarket options. Probably looking at $1500-2000 at a shop plus a tune, and good bye powertrain warranty. Let's see some pictures when you're done.

[Josh Simon]

Hey guys...

looking to lift my truck 7- 9" and put 37s under it

Where is the best place to get a kit to do so... and what do i have to do in the front????

any info is great info!!!!

 

Edited October 4, 2018 by Josh Simon