DirtHeadDavis
Hooked
Yes yes I'm sorry to bring it up again, but I've been hearing mixed thoughts about what gears to run in my JK. I have a 2 Door JK Sport S with the 3.21s, and there's no way in hell that's livable with the 35s I'm planning on.
I have a '97 TJ that's been regeared to 4.10 in the front and 4.11 in the rear. It has the straight six and 33s, and it performs flawlessly in my opinion - provides sufficient power and decent mpg, so I know what I'm doing.
I'm more concerned over power loss for sure, but as my JK is my daily driver it wouldn't hurt to stay above 15 mpg, given my smaller tank.
So anyway, I've looked at three options: 4.10s, 4.56s, and 4.88s. Not leaning one way or the other, but I've heard that 4.56 is the sweet spot for Auto JKs with 35s. I've also heard that 4.10s (Basically a Rubicon) runs at a lower RPM (2300 to 2600 at highway speeds) while 4.56s run closer to 3000. (With 35s in both these cases) I commute about 20 miles each day I work, where my time behind the wheel is unfortunately. It's pretty flat down here in SD, but I go and plan on going on lots of wheeling trips all over the west. Again, mpg is not a major concern but I'd go with 4.10s if you think it has a decent power output. I cant imagine it's too bad having 35s on a stock Rubicon, so I want to know what you guys think.
I also plan on 37s in the future, but with an axle swap up front to a PR44 or something related and will swap gears again then, since it'll most likely have 5.13s, but that's at least a couple years away, until I move to a more Jeep friendly and trail filled community out of the locked down California.
I've always leaned towards 4.56 and just wanted to know what you guys think - Thanks in advance!
I have a '97 TJ that's been regeared to 4.10 in the front and 4.11 in the rear. It has the straight six and 33s, and it performs flawlessly in my opinion - provides sufficient power and decent mpg, so I know what I'm doing.
I'm more concerned over power loss for sure, but as my JK is my daily driver it wouldn't hurt to stay above 15 mpg, given my smaller tank.
So anyway, I've looked at three options: 4.10s, 4.56s, and 4.88s. Not leaning one way or the other, but I've heard that 4.56 is the sweet spot for Auto JKs with 35s. I've also heard that 4.10s (Basically a Rubicon) runs at a lower RPM (2300 to 2600 at highway speeds) while 4.56s run closer to 3000. (With 35s in both these cases) I commute about 20 miles each day I work, where my time behind the wheel is unfortunately. It's pretty flat down here in SD, but I go and plan on going on lots of wheeling trips all over the west. Again, mpg is not a major concern but I'd go with 4.10s if you think it has a decent power output. I cant imagine it's too bad having 35s on a stock Rubicon, so I want to know what you guys think.
I also plan on 37s in the future, but with an axle swap up front to a PR44 or something related and will swap gears again then, since it'll most likely have 5.13s, but that's at least a couple years away, until I move to a more Jeep friendly and trail filled community out of the locked down California.
I've always leaned towards 4.56 and just wanted to know what you guys think - Thanks in advance!