34 inch tires vs. 33 inch tires with 3.21 gears 2 door
01-27-2010, 06:43 PM
#11
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Hoodbridge, Va
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Sounds like I may just be better off doing it all at once...But I am curious now.
01-27-2010, 06:48 PM
#12
JK Super Freak
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: El Mirage, AZ
Posts: 1,861
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
your on highway driving would suffer the most...really high rpms and low speed. think of it like a mountain bike...low gear, easy to pedal but cant go as fast, high gear hard to pedal but great speed...just a laymens prospective. Good luck!
04-13-2010, 03:08 PM
#13
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Hoodbridge, Va
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
okay, so I don't know if anyone is still paying attention to this thread, but I figured I'd give an update. I just recently put new 35's on my 4 door and chopped the front fenders because I had heard they don't fit on stock suspension. I planned on doing that anyway cuz I love the way it looks. Anyway, I have my lift and gears just haven't installed them yet. My gas mileage is suffering big time though. I have decent power, but I feel like I'm stuck between gears. I have a six speed so I'm not literally stuck. I have "normal" stock power going up slight hillsm but I have to push 3000 rpms to do this and when I shift it bogs down to about 1400 rpm. SOooo, needless to say I'm going to be regearing very soon because my gas mileage went from 17 to 13.6. 
04-13-2010, 05:45 PM
#14
JK Newbie
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Moravia, NY
Posts: 91
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i have an unlimited on 34 BFG AT s and i did notice a loss in power. i will regear soon to 4.56 but you should get the flashpaq regardless. i averaged 15.6 on my last tank and with the 34s it feels like it did with the stockers. i see your going to regear soon but the chip is great!!! i could only use 4th before the flashpaq and now its very easy to use 5th in a 55 and 6th on the highway
04-15-2010, 10:21 AM
#15
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Hoodbridge, Va
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Woops, okay so I didn't think about my computer being off because of the tires. I got my lift kit in the mail the other day and it comes with the procal. I recalibrated the tire settings and reset my mgp calculator on the dash...I'm getting around 16 mpg now...whew 
still going to regear though.
still going to regear though.
04-15-2010, 12:50 PM
#16
JK Junkie
Olean,
You have lifted your jeep since originally posting this thread. I would say go for 35s and then worry about a regear next. If I had a lift, I would not have gone with 33s in the first place.
You have lifted your jeep since originally posting this thread. I would say go for 35s and then worry about a regear next. If I had a lift, I would not have gone with 33s in the first place.
04-27-2010, 11:45 AM
#17
JK Super Freak
Thread Starter
Just saw this post. I have lifted my Jeep and I am going with 34s or 35s when i get tires which will be sooner rather than later due to my tire blowout on my last wheeling trip. I will worry about regear later. I talked to a guy in my club who runs 35s with 3.73 automatic. I have 3.21 6 speed so I think it will be ok. 33s are just not worth the money. I drive slow anyway and I dont care if l lose 6 gear completely. I also dont care about gas milage at all since I only go places when I wheel. When I go on non-wheeling vacations I rent a car to save my jeep and I only live 2 miles from work. I hardly ever drive on the highway and when I do it is in the country where I can accelerate like a buick because there is no one else on the highway.