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Old 12-01-2016, 12:27 AM   #13
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Re: NV4500 LD or HD

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The early has a 6.xx 1st and the late is 5.60 (I think that's it)
yep, 6.34 vs 5.61. Second gear is slightly different too. The wide ratio was used til 1994 then the narrower ratio was used. I prefer the narrow ratio for daily use and towing but the dedicated rock crawlers and trail dudes prefer the wide ratio for that steeper first gear. I have a '96 and up in mine. I use low range in the np205 for trail needs (1.94:1).
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