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Question by Nick: What gear ratio will work best off road?
I have a 97 TJ with the 4.0. Its got a 4 inch suspension lift and a 3 inch body lift with 33 inch swampers. It still has the stock axles except for lockers that I installed. It is used off road only. The only time it sees pavement is between the trailer and the garage. I’m wondering how low I can go with the gears before I have to worry about snapping the pinion. What would work best for off road? I like to do some pretty nasty trails but also like to just put it in gear and putts down the easy trails. I still want to be able to get wheel speed for cleaning out the tires in the mud tho. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by blackhawk4570
WOW, this is kinda tough to answer without knowing what kind of transmission you have, what the low range is in the transfer case, and what axles you have. I have owned Jeeps with differential gears of 4.10, 4.27, 4.88, and 5.38. All had either a straight 4 or V6 engine with a Spicer 18 transfer case and dana 25, 27, and 44 axles. My best Jeep had the V6. It had a 3 speed transmission with a 3.10 first gear, a 2.46 low range in the transfer case, and 4.88 differentials with 33 inch tires. This gave me a 37.21 crawl ratio and it went anywhere I drove it. The thing I liked about the 4.88′s was that it drove well on the highways because of the Warn overdrive and got decent milage.
If you have an automatic transmission you can get by with 4.10′s due to the torque doubling effect of the tranny. Personally I’d go with the 4.88′s and see if you can use the thick ring gear as this will give you a stronger pinion shaft due to the smaller diameter pinion gear.
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Mud on the Tires by Brad Paisley (CD, Jul-2003, Arista) | US $5.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 7:11:32 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $5.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
| US $7.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 8:54:14 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
| US $699.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 14:10:42 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
Some recent used mud tires auctions on eBay:
Mud on the Tires by Brad Paisley (CD, Jul-2003, Arista) | US $5.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 7:11:32 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $5.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
| US $7.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 8:54:14 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
