33s which gear ratio would you go with?
06-22-2016, 10:15 AM
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33s which gear ratio would you go with?
2015 JKU with stock 3.21 gearing, running 33s now. Not many hills as I live in NJ. Getting pretty decent fuel economy with 3.6 mated with 6 speed manual. Rolling at 60mph on the highway is no problem, acceleration is non-existent. To preserve fuel economy, would you recommend 3.73 or 4.1 ratio? Will never go beyond 35 inch tires. Actually completely contempt with 33s.
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06-22-2016, 10:28 AM
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4.56 gears if you say you never plan on going more then 35s. Which hints to me 35s are in your future plans. I currently have 33s and just purchased 4.56 Yukon gears. I have not got them
Installed yet. This is just my personal opinion. Others may say different.
Installed yet. This is just my personal opinion. Others may say different.
06-22-2016, 12:21 PM
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Perhaps, I like the 35 look. So most likely once 33s run dry, I will try 35s. If I don't like, I can always go back to 33s. I know you mentioned Yukon.. What other brands to consider? So many brands out there, its hard to know which one to stay away from and which one to get.
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06-22-2016, 01:31 PM
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I have 4.56s and 35s in the flatlands and am happy. I haven't run the mountains since I had 3.73s and 35s and that sucked...so I'm hoping the 4.56s will be good there.
06-22-2016, 02:10 PM
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Perhaps, I like the 35 look. So most likely once 33s run dry, I will try 35s. If I don't like, I can always go back to 33s. I know you mentioned Yukon.. What other brands to consider? So many brands out there, its hard to know which one to stay away from and which one to get.
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I upgraded my 3.8 6 speed running 33's from 3.21 to 4.56 gears last year. Couldn't be happier. Plenty of pickup. I went with the 4.56's because I'll be moving to 35's shortly which should put my right in my sweet spot for performance.
06-22-2016, 09:15 PM
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Please listen to this. I had 33's and 4.10 regear on my 2-dr 2013 jk auto and my happiness lasted a very short time. Knew at that time 35's were the prize so then went 315/70/17 GY Duratracs and 4.56, and added s Teraflex leveling kit. Would have saved a ton of money doing it right the first time. Believe me, you WILL want 35's at least at some point soon, especially on a larger JKU which needs at least 35's to look like it should