Quote Originally Posted by cofi View Post
this is right and wrong

taller gears(numerically lower) will be better on the highway keeping your rpms low shorter gears would be better for city driving/ off roading

if it were my truck(im on 37"s with 3.73s myself) i would leave the 3.73s and if your serious about wheeling get an ORU doubler for the low and low low range stuff

get lockers in the rear(and a 14 bolt rear end if u dont have one)ditch the IFS bullshit in the front and throw a locker dana 60 on the front

bumpers....your better off having someone local build em tactical armor groups are great when there not drinking that day but i have seen some fucked up twisted bumpers come out of that place
A few things here.....First gear it!! Being a 3/4 ton it should have a 14 bolt in the rear and more than likely 4.10 gears. When running bigger tires the point of gearing is to get it back close to the stock ratio. If 265's were stock they are about a 31 inch tall tire and your now running a 37 inch tall tire. Too get things back to where they were rpm @ 60 mph you would need to go to a 4.88 gear, if it has 3.73 you would need to go to 4.56. You could still run 4.88's and gain some low end but you would sacrifice top end. I would not go air locker. I would go with a Detroit locker. Bullet proof and no air required. If you wanted to put a locker in the front then I would go air locker, that truck should have a 9.25 in the front and they are tuff as far as IFS goes.

If you wanted to do a carrier for the winch in front, be carefully you can't pull at more than a 30 degree angle without concerns of snapping the carrier off. Not often do you need to winch from behind. Standard rule of thumb is 1 1/2 times the vehicle weight for the winch. Learn how to use a snatch block.

I would get some spare parts, rear drive shaft, one front cv axle, oil, coolant, trans fluid etc, a spare belt. Next would be good under belly protection. Depending on budget that is my $.02 good luck.