LoneRangers '98 4runner

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Finally got around to installing my Badlands Bumper. Still need to get rid of some of the old molding etc and install the Warn 9000. I'll post up some more shots when I've done those things. The install was a little rough. The bolt holes never completely lined up so I am planning to weld a little on the frame connectors. Good product. Not sure in my frame is a little off or their holes. We had to shim one side with washers. I love the way it looks.
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Jack up the rear, mark the tire with chalk and then count how many times it takes to turn the drive shaft to make the tire go 1 full revolution, that should get you close.
 
jynx said:
Jack up the rear, mark the tire with chalk and then count how many times it takes to turn the drive shaft to make the tire go 1 full revolution, that should get you close.
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So I did this. The drive shafts turns 3 times and a little more--like a 1/4 turn. What does this tell me?
 
jynx said:
Jack up the rear, mark the tire with chalk and then count how many times it takes to turn the drive shaft to make the tire go 1 full revolution, that should get you close.
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But my recollection is that only applies if you have a "posi" or locked rear end. If you have an open diff, and the rear wheels are turning opposite directions when you turn the DS, you cant use this to calculate gear ratio.....
 
If you leave one tire on the ground so it can't spin, shouldn't you be able to turn the free tire? I know I have done this before on another rig and I am pretty sure it was an open diff.

Edit: Ok, I was half right. For an open diff, you need to leave one tire on the ground and make 2 full revolutions with the tire. Something about the spider gears basically average the shafts in an open diff rig. So 2 turns on one side and none on the other averages one full revolution. so leave one tire down, turn the tire 2 full revolutions and see what you come up with.

Sorry for mis-information there @G-Cat
 
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Well sure if you want to do it the easy way.... :p

And also assuming it is stock gears. :poof:
 
jynx said:
If you leave one tire on the ground so it can't spin, shouldn't you be able to turn the free tire? I know I have done this before on another rig and I am pretty sure it was an open diff.

Edit: Ok, I was half right. For an open diff, you need to leave one tire on the ground and make 2 full revolutions with the tire. Something about the spider gears basically average the shafts in an open diff rig. So 2 turns on one side and none on the other averages one full revolution. so leave one tire down, turn the tire 2 full revolutions and see what you come up with.

Sorry for mis-information there @G-Cat
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I will try that. What will the number tell me in relation to things like 4.10, 3.90 etc?
 
LoneRanger said:
I will try that. What will the number tell me in relation to things like 4.10, 3.90 etc?
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If I am not telling you wrong again.... If you turn the tire 2 full revolutions with the other tire still on the ground then the number of turns should be your axle ratio. I.E. if 2 full revolutions of the tire nets just shy of 4 rotations of the drive shaft then you should be 3.90, if its just over 4 turns, then likely 4.10s, 4.5 turns = 4.56, etc.
 
There is a little more to winching than a lot of folks are aware of. The rating of 8,000 is on the very first wrap of cable on the drum and it goes down considerably with each additional wrap from there. If your Warn is one of the newer VR (or similar) it isn't all that much different from a Smittybuilt, HF or whatever. They had to make them cheaper to compete. Using a snatch block not only doubles the effective pulling power but has the added advantage of spooling out more line in most cases so, again, pulling harder on lower wraps.

Is it worth hauling around a heavier winch every day vs occasionally using a snatch block. No right or wrong answer here, just what's right for you.
 
Bossman said:
There is a little more to winching than a lot of folks are aware of. The rating of 8,000 is on the very first wrap of cable on the drum and it goes down considerably with each additional wrap from there. If your Warn is one of the newer VR (or similar) it isn't all that much different from a Smittybuilt, HF or whatever. They had to make them cheaper to compete. Using a snatch block not only doubles the effective pulling power but has the added advantage of spooling out more line in most cases so, again, pulling harder on lower wraps.

Is it worth hauling around a heavier winch every day vs occasionally using a snatch block. No right or wrong answer here, just what's right for you.
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yeh, I should get one of those.
 
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