rearend help...

[jethok]

hey im pretty new at all this stuff was wondering if some one could explain to me how a rear end works ive heard of 4.1 gear ratio is what my truck has.. i think does that mean that for 4 drive shaft rotations my tires turn once?? maybe a dumb question thats what id like to know thanks for any help i can get not sure if this is the rite forum to post in either...??? lol

[vgames33]

Basically, there are two main gears in the axle assembly. The gear ratio is the amount of teeth on one gear as compared to the other. A 4.1:1 ratio means that for every 4.1 driveshaft revolutions, the axles turn once.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm