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.
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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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Question by soccerdude904: what is the best all round mountain bike tire? (rear)?
im going to do some mountain biking in the tahoe area, so lots of lose gravel and mud due to the snow melting, i just want an all round good tires that grips well, no tubeless tires though, i like tubes. my bike is a 26×2.1. so just tell me the tires you use and why you like them or ones you have had bad experience with.
thanks
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Answer by Kitzmiller11
Tires are like fine wine, everybody has there favorite.
I’m just going to give you some guidelines here.
The looser the terrain the taller the knobs.
The drier the terrain the closer the knobs.
The fatter the tire the more traction. Traction is the same as resistance, choose wisely.
The softer the rubber (numerical A or SA rating, the rubbers durometer) the better the traction but they wear quicker.
Just trying to help.
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Question by MMA12798: best tire for mountain bike?
i recently bought a used full suspension mountain bike and i am not satisfied with the current tires. i would like to know your opinion on which tire would be best for me. i am a medium level rider and i need a tire capable of gripping mud, dirt, loose rocks, and wet surfaces. the terrain i ride is very uneven with much loose rocks and downhill runs. i am looking for a tire that is capable of everything i have listed, without raising the substantially raising the weight. thanks in advance.
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Answer by Ben2
i really like the Schwalbe marathon tyre. Its bomb proof.
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Question by rlavoie131: want to lift toyota tacoma 3 inches or so whats the best way?
ive hear to use body lift . suspension lift. coilover lift. i want to put about 3 iches just enouph to put on say 32 inch tires or so for better off roading i kept hitting the bottom of my truck last time. i have a 2001 toyota tacoma 4×4 2.7 liter standard cab. what all do i have to change if i lift it 3 inches dont want to go higher just enouph to get some larger mud tires on it. do i have to regear my truck aslo ive hear lifting the back and putting larger tires will eat 1st gear after a little while. i also had a integra which i lowered by myself is lifting a truck just as easy as lowering a car and which way is the best and cheapest . thanks
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Answer by handyclown
but air shocks in then you won’t have to spend that much money and still look cool
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