BTW, When Marlin first went Triples back in 1995/96, and then the following year in 1997 when he came out with his 4.70:1 Low Range t/case gears, of course he ran 4.70:1 in ALL THREE CASES for a couple of months.
So he used to be:
3.93:1 (L52 trany) x 4.7 (1st Crawl Box) x 4.7 (2nd Crawl Box) x 4.7 (t/case) x 5.29 (diff) = 2,158:1.
But he pulled out one of the 4.70:1 gear set because it was just to ridiculous. Even at 1,047:1 it is ridiculously slow, BUT, it is a most excellent method of demonstrating what his Crawlers can do for your truck. And since he has a stock gear ratio of 2.28:1, he can now demonstrate the following ratios to new customers:
47:1 (Stock Low Range w5.29s / Single 2.28:1)
98:1 (Single 4.70:1 Case which is also roughly equivalent to Stock Dual Cases (180:1))
223:1 (Ultimate Ratio, Dual Cases with 1 4.70:1 gear set)
1,047:1 (Triple Ridiculous Overkill Low Range)
So he can show people what a single 4.70:1 case would look like, what dual cases would look like, and what an Ultimate looks like. Its a great way to showcase the Marlin Crawler and how the "Crawling" world came to existence as it is nearly a house hold term today. (I firmly believe that the term "Rock Crawling" was started by Marlin Czajkowski of Marlin Crawler in 1995.)
Regards,
BigMike
