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Hello Deuce owners, and when I had my M37, I put in 4:89 axle gears and increased the speed of the vehicle. Has anyone done this with the Deuce axles ratio? 
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changing axle ratio?
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There is an aftermarket gearset. Plan on spending more for gears than you did on the truck (generally).
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That is a big 10-4, about $4,800.00 to change the ratio's in 3 axles.
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Say what ? Thats an outrage! 
But please tell me who is marketing these gear sets...
But please tell me who is marketing these gear sets...
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Ouverson eng. with 4.90 at 1,200.00 a gear set plus some bearings and labor would be around $2,000.00 per axle? Or gearhart eng. a 5.13 at 1,400.00 a gear set plus all the other stuff to do it.Say what ? Thats an outrage!
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Thank You.And now I am thinking about alternatives: I have seen surplus axles from 5 tonners with Detriot Lockers in them, is any of the gearset parts transferrable from these to the deuce?
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Nope.
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delete that last post, im confused now
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What's to be confused with? 2.5 rockwells don't share any parts with 5 ton rockwells. Well maybe the fill plugs, but that'd be it.
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Waterloo specialties. Deeper OD gear for tranny.
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And bigger tires.
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Thank You
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Hey! What size is dem tires? And how much increase in speed can I get? Do I have to go with larger singles, or can I go with larger sizes and keep all ten tires?
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fify.
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How fast do you want to goHey! What size is dem tires? And how much increase in speed can I get? Do I have to go with larger singles, or can I go with larger sizes and keep all ten tires?
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14.50 to 14.00 added 10 more mph for me.Hey! What size is dem tires? And how much increase in speed can I get? Do I have to go with larger singles, or can I go with larger sizes and keep all ten tires?
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hello 73m819, and syeve6X6X6, I would like to go at about 65 or 70MPH. And when u say 14.50, is this the tire diameter? How do I understand tire measurement?
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4:89 ? wow thats very low what were they before,must have been very slow still is i bet.
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hello wildboy6x6, and I dont remember as i sold that soldier a few years ago, but I do remember a marked increase in speed, and because the M37 also has a transfer case, I still had the use of a "low end" for pulling or whatever. It may have been 5:11? 
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So you want to go 65-70mph. Is your brake system up to the task? Remember these trucks have a single circuit brake system as well.