I won't be DD'ing it for much longer. Another year or so. And my 33's have about a year of life left. If I was going to keep it as a DD id stick to 33's
I found a gearing chart that takes into consideration the transmission and xfer case. Pretty handy.
http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html
You're right about hills for sure. I live in Nebraska where it is relatively flat. But I'd driven this jeep back and forth to the east coast about 10...
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I have 33's now and run 3.55s. Its not bad at all. I still have plenty of power to pass, and I get 17-18mpg highway with a 6.5" lift and 33s.
I've been looking at gear ratio charts today after reading your post and I can't seem to figure out how they would be relevant without...
The Jeep: 97 XJ. 220k on the clock. 6.5" lift. 33" Duratracs. D30 front (no idea on spline count) and a D35 in the rear. 4.0, automatic, 3.55 gears.
The plan: Trashing the D35 and going with either an 8.25 or an 8.8 depending on what I can find at the junkyard. Also my Duratracs have...
Its a 97. No factory fogs. I had no issues with the headlights before installing the H4s. The headlight delay works fine. They stay on for however many seconds it is if you turn the lights off AFTER the ignition. But if you turn the lights off before you turn off the ignition, the...
A few years ago I installed IPF H4 headlight housings and some H4 bulbs. I used the LMC truck harness.
Ever since my headlights will not turn off when I turn the lights off while driving. Not a huge deal which is why I have basically ignored it for so long. But for whatever reason it is...
Please forgive me if this gets a little bit long, and I give you unnecessary information but I want to give you all as much information as possible.
97 XJ 4.0 w/ AW4. 190k
I was driving my XJ cross country (3000 mi round trip) that I make 2-3 times a year for the past 3 years. Up until the...