tire and gear Q.

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jimbow912

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Brockton

• Jul 20, 2010

• #1

i have 33'' tsl Radial and geard 4.56 and locked front and rear want to go to the 36'' tsl Radial can i get a way with the 36'' with 4.56 for now and put 4.88 in later

 

RlCHARD CRANlUM

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Location

GuateMolalla

• Jul 20, 2010

• #2

I ran 35" BFG M/T's on 4.56's for a couple years with no problem. You'll be fine.

 

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Monkey55

NAXJA Forum User

Location

SoCal

• Jul 20, 2010

• #3

You'll be totally OK. In fact, you may like the way it drives on street better than your 33s.

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jimbow912

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Brockton

• Jul 20, 2010

• #4

ok sweet

 

Darky

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Location

29 Palms, CA

• Jul 20, 2010

• #5

It used to be a non-issue since the deepest you could go without swapping the front axle was 4.56 anyways and plenty of people still ran 35s or 36s with success. You'll lose some power but it shouldn't be too horrible.

 

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WB9YZU

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Location

Madison, WI

• Jul 20, 2010

• #6

jimbow912 said:

i have 33'' tsl Radial and geard 4.56 and locked front and rear want to go to the 36'' tsl Radial can i get a way with the 36'' with 4.56 for now and put 4.88 in later

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Well, No, No you can't

I would be concerned about the axles you are swinging those 36's around with.
A 33X12.50X15" tire is abut 50lbs, and a 36" inch tire has got to be in the 65lb range. That will have more of an affect on your Jeep than a few points on the gearing range.

Ron