Should I re-gear for 33s or get smaller tires?
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I’ve removed his posts and I would suggest ignoring anything else he has to say. That’s not the way I want people treating new members around here.
Blaine can be a dick but he always has a lesson to be taught and knowledge to be imparted from engaging with him.
The same can not be said for this fellow.
It’s really not as bad as everyone makes it sound, I mostly avoid freeways and I was topped out at around 55-60 on the freeway, but after a while you just change your driving style a bit, plan turns well ahead of time and it’s perfectly fine, it wasn’t a race car and I regeared for a reason but it’s definitely liveable as long as you accept the inherent flaws to doing it.
It was probably doable if you lived in a pretty flat state
Yea I live in Idaho, there isn’t a ton of really steep hills here, the worse in my area is up to Idaho city but again as long as you accept that it isn’t gonna be fast you can adapt to it.
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Mine is an ‘06 model with a 4 liter with a 6 speed manual trans. When I bought it it already had a 3” lift & 33” tires on 15 wheels, but it still had the original 3.07 gears & it was terrible! I knew before I bought it that it would need to be regeared. I went with 4.56 gears which made a drastic improvement. One thing about regearing is that you can install limited slips or lockers while the gear work is being done anyway & save a lot of labor costs. I had True Track limited slips installed & they work great for me. Since you said that you don’t really do much off roading this would probably be a good choice for you.
Here is some “before & after” data concerning my gear swap that will show you the improvement that I gained.
I agree with the others that said you would need 4.88 gears for your 2.5 liter.
Good luck!
Here is some “before & after” data concerning my gear swap that will show you the improvement that I gained.
I agree with the others that said you would need 4.88 gears for your 2.5 liter.
Good luck!
I’ve got a 99 SE manual ax5 with 33s and 4.10s right now. I live in Colorado and daily my Jeep 38 miles to and from work on a 65mph highway that everybody goes 75 on. I tend to use turn lanes as slow vehicle pullover lanes especially on windy days… I can never use 5th gear unless going downhill and have a strong backwind. I will be regearing to 5.13. Which is the lowest ratio I can fit in a Dana 30/35 combo. If I could go lower I would. You might want to consider being on the fence between 4.88 and 5.13. Our little 4 bangers can really use that extra gearing.
Edit: I should mention, don’t be afraid of high rpm’s in these 2.5l engines. I bring mine up to 4-4.5k rpm in 3rd when tackling large hills. It gulps down gas but these engines hold up very well to the rpm they are rated to run at.
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