Topic: 2.28 vs. 4.7 Gears in crawl box?

[wa4x4]

Well I am looking at either getting the MC-14567 Dual case setup with 2.28 gears, or the MC-14577 with the 4.7 gears. I know lower is generally better, but what do you guys think. The 2.28 setup is 1,600 and the 4.7 setup is 2,176, is it worth the additional money? Which is stronger, and will there be a problem with strength?

[synwars]

I'd hit the 4.7's for sure. It's only pennies more. Might as well do it while you're in there, because once you have it assembled, do you really want to take it all apart again?

I went 2.28x4.7 and am sure glad I did... yet I STILL want lower.

[hudlenutz]

You're not losing anything by going to the 4.7s.  If you had the dual 2.28s, you get 1:1, 2.28:1, and 5.2:1.  With the 4.7s you get 1:1, 2.28:1, 4.7:1, and 10.7:1.  So for the money, the 2.28s get you 3 ranges, and the 4.7s get you 4 unique gear ranges.  I'd say if you have ambitions of slowly crawling over large boulders, save up the extra cash and go for the 4.7 gears.  If you're just looking for the extra grunt to get your rig down the trail, skip the 2.28s and just get a single 4.7 case and save yourself a lot of money.  You can always add the doubler later on, when you're ready for the x-member, driveline, and sheet metal mods.