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rockhopper vs gearmaster

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rockhopper vs gearmaster

Post by stormpatrol »

Well a little bit unsure what way to go gearmaster from marks or rockhopper from big balls any info , also gearmaster is 43% reduction and big balls is 81% both price nearly the same cheers stormpatrol :?
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Post by MissDrew »

I have rockhoppers and haven`t had any problems with them yet. Have had them since around 1999 - 2000. Mine give 111% reduction, but thats for a hilux.

My brother inlaw is running rockhoppers in his GQ and loves em.
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Re: rockhopper vs gearmaster

Post by turps »

stormpatrol wrote:Well a little bit unsure what way to go gearmaster from marks or rockhopper from big balls any info , also gearmaster is 43% reduction and big balls is 81% both price nearly the same cheers stormpatrol :?
Marks do 2 different types of gears.
They have a 43% reduction (2.86:1)
or 85% reduction (3.743:1)

There both similar quality, havent heard any bad things about either. And if you do a search in the Nissan section. Both seem relatively easy to install.
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Post by ROCKRASH »

Running gearmaster in a series 3 gu. 3.74:1 reduction (85%) No dramas
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Post by justinshere »

What about this one from marks....
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Post by Screwy »

i run BBM rockhoppers which are 83% reduction.

work fine, no dramas with them.

Marks are good also..... the biggest thing you need to check is that the kit you buy has a good set of instructions in them
makes life much easier when fitting them youself.

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Post by Hoonz »

i'm been using marks gearmaster 84% reduction in a GQ ute
for never had and dramas with them work well with stock 4.1diffs and 35s
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Post by beebee »

I guess they're both pretty much the same. I've been happy with the two sets that I've had.
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Post by stormpatrol »

thanx for that guys bbm has them on sale at the moment so that seals it rockhopper 83% them the one :D stormpatrol
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Post by quick60 »

anyone else's marks crawlers noisy ?
mine are in a 60
Damian.

should I swim it first ?
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