Who has 35s on 373 gears?
11-25-2010, 07:05 AM
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JK Super Freak
To the OP -> I believe you're going to want to re-gear whether you ever go rock crawling or not, especially with an auto.
If you decide to re-gear, you might consider 4.56s. For your intended purposes, the Jeep will perform better, might return better around town mileage, and will be much more pleasant to drive.
If you decide to re-ratio, I encourage you to contact Ron Showers, owner of R&S Unlimited in Bennington, NE. He's a family owned operation with 30 years drivetrain experience (e.g. gear sets, t-cases, transmissions).
Ron did the gear set installations in my JK and plenty of welding on the Jeep too. Reasonably priced, stands behind his work, I've referred several happy Jeep owners to him.
R&S Unlimited
12220 North 153rd Circle
Bennington, NE 68007
If you decide to re-gear, you might consider 4.56s. For your intended purposes, the Jeep will perform better, might return better around town mileage, and will be much more pleasant to drive.
If you decide to re-ratio, I encourage you to contact Ron Showers, owner of R&S Unlimited in Bennington, NE. He's a family owned operation with 30 years drivetrain experience (e.g. gear sets, t-cases, transmissions).
Ron did the gear set installations in my JK and plenty of welding on the Jeep too. Reasonably priced, stands behind his work, I've referred several happy Jeep owners to him.
R&S Unlimited
12220 North 153rd Circle
Bennington, NE 68007
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11-25-2010, 08:06 AM
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The 3.8 lacks the grunt down low. Just get comfortable keeping your RPM's up in the 3k-5k range. You'll find that overdrive is a dream of what was...
You'll get by not re-gearing for what you're looking to do with it!
You'll get by not re-gearing for what you're looking to do with it!
11-25-2010, 08:08 AM
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The 3.8 lacks the grunt down low. Just get comfortable keeping your RPM's up in the 3k-5k range. You'll find that overdrive is a dream of what was...
You'll get by not re-gearing for what you're looking to do with it!
You'll get by not re-gearing for what you're looking to do with it!
11-25-2010, 08:24 AM
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I have 35s with 3.73.
if you decide not to get gears a superchip flashpaq is a must in my mind, you can program your computer for the larger tires and actually get up a hill without flooring it. it isnt a significant increase in horsepower but you can defenetly feel it and it gets you better mpgs. Also get a tranny cooler if you dont already have one or you will end up like me and burn up your tranny.these jeeps dont like 35s.
11-25-2010, 12:07 PM
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yeah superchip is a brand. i believe some of the tow packages came with a cooler, but its located to far down and is small, an aftermarket one will be bigger and more effective.
