Will 5.13 regear be too much?
01-16-2012 | 04:31 AM
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JK Newbie
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From: Franklin, NC
Will 5.13 regear be too much?
I live in the mountains of western NC, plan to regear my 2010 UJK Rubi, AT, have true 33" Nitto Grapplers, for my use will NOT go to a 35" tire, jeep rarely ever sees more than 55-60 MPH, do mild wheelin mostly rocks, those of you that have regeared this combo, given the conditions of use, will this be too much gear????
01-16-2012 | 04:56 AM
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JK Super Freak
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From: Prosper, TX
Given what you describe, that sounds perfect. At 60 MPH, you will be turning around 2100 RPM. That seems to be about sweet spot for the 3.8.
That is exactly where you want to be.
If you were to drive faster than 60 regularly, I would say too much gear but if 60 is your limiting speed that would be great.
Great job also describing you needs and conditions. Many fail to properly provide adequate info on many of these gear/tire size requests.
For my needs in my old 08, 5.13s was too much gear and I would have been better off with 4.88s, even with a 37" tire (true 36, crappy toyo m/t) but I do alot of 70+mph driving.
That is exactly where you want to be.
If you were to drive faster than 60 regularly, I would say too much gear but if 60 is your limiting speed that would be great.
Great job also describing you needs and conditions. Many fail to properly provide adequate info on many of these gear/tire size requests.
For my needs in my old 08, 5.13s was too much gear and I would have been better off with 4.88s, even with a 37" tire (true 36, crappy toyo m/t) but I do alot of 70+mph driving.