I'm about to swap to a full width d44 and ford 9" setup, however looking at gears for the 9" I see they come in different ratios than the 44. Is it a big deal to run say, 5.13s in the front and 5.14s in the rear? I don't think so, right?

 

No just don't use 4wd on road (shouldn't anyway)

 

I was going to say i've seen fords with 3.54 gears in front and 3.55s in the rear.

 

You should be alright

 

Won't matter a bit, they're essentially the same gear ratio

 

It's actually pretty common and not an issue as long as they're close. On my buddy's TJ which has those same axles his front has 3.55s and the rear has 3.50s and they work fine.

 

I don't think there is any difference at all except the way they rounded. There aren't that many plausible combinations of pinion tooth count and ring gear tooth count.

Can you find documentation (or just count them if they have the cover off) on the two tooth counts?

 

puttem in, u'll be fine. its not enough of a difference to worry about it.

 

That small of a difference is hardly even measurable. you wont even notice it

 

There are some ratios that have a large difference IE 5.38 (D60 or D44) and the matching F9 5.43. even this is a acceptable "match".