XGarfX
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I think the bigger question is this, do you EVER plan on regearing?
I ran 31s and 33s with 3.55s and it was alright, alright enough for me to live with it for almost 4 years. Hell I even delivered pizzas in it when I worked at one !! I put 70k miles on my jeep with oversize tires and stock gears, did it suck on the highway? Ya but for the time being I drove it in 3rd and spent more on gas.
I also did overheat my trans a few times, once driving to rausch on a hot summer day with the AC blasting and another just on the freeway near my house... It did not burn the trans up completely but It did heat it up enough to be boiling fluid out of the dip stick. I changed the fluid out after both times and was fine ever since.
A year ago I finally regeared to 4.88s and WOW was i happy! Only reason I did it though was because a pinion bearing was toast and seals were leaking, otherwise I would of left it on 3.55s til I wanted to go bigger then 33s. Regearing is not cheap, do it once and do it right if you have to. I say for now run them, get some fresh high quality trans fluid in there and throw a cooler on it (wish I would get my butt to do that still) and have fun. Throw 20 bucks a week into an envelope and in a year or something you can regear, or just start looking for used built axles which you can find great deals on.
I ran 31s and 33s with 3.55s and it was alright, alright enough for me to live with it for almost 4 years. Hell I even delivered pizzas in it when I worked at one !! I put 70k miles on my jeep with oversize tires and stock gears, did it suck on the highway? Ya but for the time being I drove it in 3rd and spent more on gas.
I also did overheat my trans a few times, once driving to rausch on a hot summer day with the AC blasting and another just on the freeway near my house... It did not burn the trans up completely but It did heat it up enough to be boiling fluid out of the dip stick. I changed the fluid out after both times and was fine ever since.
A year ago I finally regeared to 4.88s and WOW was i happy! Only reason I did it though was because a pinion bearing was toast and seals were leaking, otherwise I would of left it on 3.55s til I wanted to go bigger then 33s. Regearing is not cheap, do it once and do it right if you have to. I say for now run them, get some fresh high quality trans fluid in there and throw a cooler on it (wish I would get my butt to do that still) and have fun. Throw 20 bucks a week into an envelope and in a year or something you can regear, or just start looking for used built axles which you can find great deals on.