New Gears - 4.56 or 4.88?
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jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
The 4.56 setup would be a good street ratio to run with the 35's since you already have the lower gears in the t-case for trail use. If you had the minivan engine in there I would say 4.88 or even deeper but that is not the case.
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
Oh wait, just saw your other thread, are you running a Rubicon or just a regular JK?
I have just the Willys edition so no low gears in the T case.
I don't want to go lower than 4.88. For a daily driver it wouldn't be great.
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
For the non-Rubicon case I would go with 4.88 gears then.
comptiger5000
Adventurer
If you're not spending a lot of time at higher speeds on the highway, go for the 4.88s. The only thing they'll cost you is higher revs at highway cruise, which might cost a little mpg at higher speeds without the trailer.
That's my only concern...we do a fair bit of hwy driving without the trailer too...wanting the best of both or a compromise which I was thinking would be the 4.56. Right now I have 3.73...
rubicon91
Explorer
I have the 3.6L and regeared a year ago to 456s. I love it. I have a 3 inch lift and 35s. My jeep pulls my ecotrek trailer very nicely. I ran it to NC for expo east in October. I also have a manual and the sport model. The only complaint I have if you would call it one is that first gear is really short but I can always start in 2nd gear now. I'm not sure I would do 488 but that is my own personal opinion. In fact at highway speeds I can run 80mph and am around 2800 or so rpms.
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locrwln
Expedition Leader
Go to GrimmJeeper, for his gear chart. I ran a real quick check and there is only ~200rpm difference between the two. The best answer I can give is a series of questions: What elevation do you live at? How much flat freeway do you regularly travel? How heavy/aggressive are your tires?
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That makes all of the difference in what gears work best for YOU.
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Jack
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That makes all of the difference in what gears work best for YOU.
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Jack
What elevation will you be running with the trailer? I have 4.10 with the same tires and like it in 90% of circumstances from 5-10+k elevation without a trailer - unless you count a light dirt bike trailer. I'd lean towards 4.56 unless you think you might want to go with a bigger or heavier tire in the future.
The Duratrac is light when compared to other 35" tires. I don't see myself going any bigger except may a more true 35" but I really like the Duratrac for up here.
The altitude here is around 3357 ft and goes up front there as u hit the mtns nearby.
Majority of our driving is without the trailer but when we do take the trailer and travel it will be at some higher elevations.
I'm thinking the 4.56 might be best...we live in the city of Calgary and my wife drives it to work daily.
Still on the fence about gears...
The altitude here is around 3357 ft and goes up front there as u hit the mtns nearby.
Majority of our driving is without the trailer but when we do take the trailer and travel it will be at some higher elevations.
I'm thinking the 4.56 might be best...we live in the city of Calgary and my wife drives it to work daily.
Still on the fence about gears...