stock gone big

anewlife84 · Nov 3, 2006

so will you guys that run the stock gearing in your axle with 35s how does it perform. will it even do good on the highway with that setup? i most of my driving on the highway except maybe 2 miles per commute to work. i plan on getting gears done but i just put a down payment on the full traction long arm kit. how much will it cost me to get gears done in both axles?

casm · Nov 3, 2006

anewlife84 said:
so will you guys that run the stock gearing in your axle with 35s how does it perform. will it even do good on the highway with that setup? i most of my driving on the highway except maybe 2 miles per commute to work.

I'm running 31" tyres on stock 3.55:1 gearing. There's no way in hell I'd do it on anything larger, and don't even like it the way it is now. Quite frankly, if you don't regear at or above that point you're basically screwed.

i plan on getting gears done but i just put a down payment on the full traction long arm kit. how much will it cost me to get gears done in both axles?

Depends on what you choose and who does the install.

BTW: this should really be in Modified Tech.

Rev Den · Nov 3, 2006

anewlife84 said:
i plan on getting gears done but i just put a down payment on the full traction long arm kit

Your doing it backwards.

Stock gears and big rubber will bring on the suck.

HTH

Rev

Menzenski · Nov 3, 2006

Rev Den said:
Stock gears and big rubber will bring on the suck.

x2! I'm geared lower than stock now (3.55s and 31s is lower than 3.07s and 225/75R15s) and it still sucks. No power at all, and I still can't use fifth gear.

CanMan · Nov 3, 2006

Regear first. The best thing to do, IMO. Im runnin 31's now, AX15, and 4.56 gears, I wish at times it was lower. Im going to 33's this weekend, and want to regear already, because I know it will suck more. JMHO on stuff.

Maybe I should of got an auto.

stewie · Nov 3, 2006

ok, you have the kit ordered. doesnt mean you have to install it right now. let it sit in the garage and get the gears. even if it takes a while. wish i would have done that before 4.5" and 32's.

ddeadserious · Nov 3, 2006

I'm running 33's on stock gearing...it's not that bad....

play_in_the_mud · Nov 3, 2006

35's and 3.55's it sucks. Have to be in 3rd on the highway to really get some acceleration, other than that i dont thinks its THAT bad. re geariing is next on the list, but with that will be new lockers front and rear, so it gets kinda pricey. You do what you can when you dan. I know having the stock gearing with big tires sucks, But i certainly wouldnt hold off on doin a bigger lift and tire, especially if the price is/was right to re gear, no way!! my $.02

themangeraaad · Nov 3, 2006

if its a standard its not taht bad, i just keep it in 4 on the highway, sometimes 5 on downhill stretches

but with an automatic i can see it sucking. I am at 33s right now with stock gearing, but I am waiting till I swap in an 8.8 to regear, so I can go deeper than 4.56s. But for now its not THAT bad, I drive it quite a bit, drove it to work 40 min a day over the summer and didnt mind it. Great thing is I still get 18+ mpg cause i can choose shift points... at least thats what I assume the reason is... haha. I get much better economy than I should be... no complaints here

jeepkid2000 · Nov 3, 2006

just regear.

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