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Originally posted by ScottG
Wouldn't you have to get exactly the same gears? That is unless you run different size tires front and back to make up for the difference.
My Scout axles have 4.67 gears. I haven't heard of 4.62 for a Dana 44. I would think you would need them to be exactly the same.
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Actually no. Sand draggers use varied gear ratios all the time. They want a different torque level at the front wheels so they commonly put a different gear in the front. If you operate the truck in 4WD on hard pavement it will cause problems. But in slippage-type enviroments it will cause no issue as long as you get close. If you put a 4.56/1 ratio in the Dana and leave the 4.63 in the Nissan H233B, you are close enough that it will not be noticable.