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5.12's are in the Tracker

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Offline AJMBLAZER

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5.12's are in the Tracker
« on: May 06, 2007, 05:11:29 PM »
Karl214 and I put the 5.12 geared thirds in my Tracker yesterday. I think I'm actually a bit OVER geared now as the speedo reads faster than I'm actually going by a little bit. I'm not complaining, I can hold hills and do 65-70 without sweating it.  Bet gas mileage goes up a bit as well.

Just goes to show that you can have the biggest and best engine out there but with the wrong gears for your tires you're just wasting power. I've only got 90hp or so to work with but with the right gears the thing just seems to scoot now.
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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2007, 07:58:34 AM »
You auto or 5 speed? my 94 tracker is a auto, and I am putting 5.12's in it here next week.
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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2007, 07:40:04 PM »
3 speed auto.  Had 4.30's originally. :P
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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2007, 04:44:04 PM »
Quote from: AJMBLAZER on May 07, 2007, 07:40:04 PM
3 speed auto.  Had 4.30's originally. :P

How does it do with the 5.12's in as far as highway and offroad with your tires? you like?
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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2007, 05:04:47 PM »
I haven't done any real highway or offroading with it but I have gone 70mph or so down a back road to see how it did and played around on the old barn foundation in my sideyard.

It isn't revving too high at 70ish and offroad the added gearing is nice.  Before it always seemed to be at not quite the right rpm no matter how fast I was going or what I was doing.  Lugged the engine a lot and ran out of RPM's sometimes.
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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2007, 12:02:27 PM »
cool I havent wheeled my tracker, I just lifted it and put 31's on it after selling my sammy.  Its a 94 auto... I am tossing a mini-spool in it this coming week, along with the 5.12's

cant wait!
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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2007, 02:40:49 PM »
I wish I had been able to lock or spool my rear before we put it in but just didn't have the money, time, or skill to do it. :-[  Oh well, it's my DD more than anything. :P
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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2007, 11:56:06 AM »
Lunchbox lockers (lock rites) are super easy to put in, installed them in 2 3rd members.
The whole install took about 1 /12 hours to do, that was with 3rds and drive shafts still in.
It was super simple to do.


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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2007, 02:18:02 PM »
hey i need to know where you guys are finding these gears i am looking for some for my 94 sidekick running 30 by 9.5 mudders, and mostly highway and off road,  please reply.
thanx
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Re: 5.12's are in the Tracker
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2007, 06:22:04 PM »
Any 5 speed Tracker/Kick will have 5.12 gears.  5.38's and 5.62's are much more rare.
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