Whew! My lift and other mods are finally finished!

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LITTLELAURIE:
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That VX of yours is AWESOME .... super fantastic .......
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Great job !
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[yal^]

LITTLELAURIE you VX is PERFECT!!!
I absolutely love it!!!

but...

ok, not to hijack the thread... but someone please elaborates on gears, ratios and all that we are talking about. Talk to me like I've never driven a car before. I just got a nice set of 31'' super swampers and got scared when I saw them. Putting 32'' BFG A/T on was enough stress on my VX. Those boggers look like they might kill my tranny or God knows what else. Write me a letter, pm me or answer me here, but please talk to me about it

[LITTLELAURIE]

Hi Yal!!

Thankyou very much for your nice words about my VX!! First of all, I did not change my gear ratios. Spazz said that I should change my gears to 456's, that's if I want more power, plus, it would lessen the stress on my engine and improve the fuel economy. I just need to find out who makes those gears. Apparently, Isuzu does not make 456's. I had 33x12.50 swampers on my old Tacoma and after about 2 months, I traded those tires in, because, they truly are too heavy and put a huge amount of stress on my old truck!! I would not put those swampers on your VX. That's just my opinion. I have the BFG's A/T KO'S and they are suppossed to really dependable in wet,icy and snowy conditions, but, not so great for off-roading in deepish mud. Have you gone to epinions.com? If not, go to that website and punch in any brand of tire that you like and are thinking about purchasing. You will get a good idea on other people's opinions about anything on the market. Even the VehiCROSS!! I hope I've helped you a little bit Yal. Afterall, I'm still learning all about this stuff, regarding the VX myself!!!

Laurie

[LITTLELAURIE]

Hey James!! Who makes the 456 gears? Apparently, Isuzu does not make such a gear. How did you get ,or, how does one get 456's into the VehiCROSS??

Laurie

[kpaske]

Hey everyone.

LITTLELAURIE - Your VX looks awesome. I was wondering also about the gears so I asked the question in another thread (as not to hijack yours!). There seems to be a little discussion so check it out. It might answer your questions:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...9858#post49858

[SPAZZ]

ISUZU does not make the gears, but provided them. Our axles are Corporate , so you would have to find Corporate 10 bolt front and 12 bolt rear axles with the ring and Pinoins for the ratio you want.

Most junkyard people are not UP on Isuzu stuff, so they will tell you that nothing will work and you are.........high......... anyways, and they still swear up and down that the AISIN manual huns will not fit and there is nothing for our VX's. But, as long as the spline count is same and bolt pattern you should be good.

[yal^]

LITTLELAURIE thx and thx LOL
Super Swampers I got will be used only off road, which is prolly 3-4 times a year. I was very happy with my BFG and still am, but I just couldn't resist good deal on this other set
I understand changing gear ratio is not necessary, but I am trying to understand the way things work and why would I want to eventionally do the swap.
Since most likely I will not go to such extreme any time soon, I guess the biggest question is what sort of stress those boggers will bring on my VX while fourwheeling, and what is the chance of busting cv? And if reinforced tie rods still have a chence of breaking?

kpaske, I saw your thread earlier but not soon enough to ask my q's there. Sorry about that. I'll keep my eye on both of those threads. Thx you guys.

[SPAZZ]

going with bigger gears eases stress off of the engine...keeping stock gears and going with bigger tires puts more strain on engine.

[LITTLELAURIE]

HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My gears are still stock! I am deeply considering 456's,but, I don't want to spend thousands in doing so, BUT, I also do not want to put any un-needed stress on my engine! It's a catch 22 I guess!! Thankyou to all that have complimented my VX!! I SINCERELY appreciate all of your kind words, my friends!!! I don't like my pictures though! My VX looks a billion times better and bigger in person! Seriously!!

[SPAZZ]

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