XJLI
 
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Post by XJLI on Jul 29, 2008 23:25:25 GMT -5
ya MA sucks for a lot of reasons. hey adam when are you getting that cutting board mounted to your jeep?  idk wtf im gonna do with the tcase skid as of yet, but im gonna cut some of it up this weekend probably for an under engine shield. oh, and kyle i got a gray lid a while ago, thanks though  |
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Post by rckrdyxj on Jul 30, 2008 15:32:50 GMT -5
ya MA sucks for a lot of reasons. hey adam when are you getting that cutting board mounted to your jeep? idk wtf im gonna do with the tcase skid as of yet, but im gonna cut some of it up this weekend probably for an under engine shield. Well fine be that way. But i am leaving it up to you to find me another 98 xj with tan interior for my jeep. Just because i can.  oh, and kyle i got a gray lid a while ago, thanks though |
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Post by XJLI on Aug 1, 2008 17:59:49 GMT -5
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Post by rckrdyxj on Aug 1, 2008 18:20:50 GMT -5
 I am sure you will be so much happier with it. I am getting a set of 33x10.50 mall terrains eventually to run on teh street cause wiht all the working and driving and not wheeling i am doing i am going to destroy my stts in no time and i will get better mpg's with 33s and 4:56 than 35. I am wishing i had listened to sam now and got 4:88's instead of 4:56's for 35's. Its 100x better but it still feels like its got no sack.
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Post by HeavyMetal on Aug 1, 2008 18:25:46 GMT -5
4.56s and 35s gives you better highway gearing than 4.88s on 35s
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Post by rckrdyxj on Aug 1, 2008 19:00:38 GMT -5
 Well in that case i guess i did the right thing since i have to drive so far to get decent wheeling.
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XJLI
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Post by XJLI on Aug 1, 2008 19:17:45 GMT -5
4.56s and 35s gives you better highway gearing than 4.88s on 35s depends. for a relatively otherwise stock jeep (read: light) maybe. optimal RPM for the 4.0 is 2300-2700 RPM. also depends on how fast you go. if you drive 75 on the highway (which will does lol) then 4.56s with 35s will yield better mpg. I however usually stay around 60-65 on the highway. Even if you were to measure the difference, it would probably be a negligible 1-2 mpg. the skinny tires would probably help more than the gearing as far as mpg. I wanted lots of gear; hell i debated getting 4.88s for a while. |
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Post by rckrdyxj on Aug 1, 2008 19:21:27 GMT -5
Well to make wills story my jeep drives great on the highway right now, but at low rpms and around town it still feels weak.
As far as skinnier tires thats why i want 33x10.50 tires for the stree for a narrower foot print and the 33" size will be better for mpgs as well as the width. I generally drive liek will round 75mph. With your driving habbits adam you should get pretty good mileage.
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Post by XJLI on Aug 1, 2008 19:32:09 GMT -5
Hope so. I'm getting like 15 now... doesnt help my gas gauge falls to E when i go under 1/2 tank... and the effing pump/sender is 2 years old, and the gauge came out of sam's cluster i got from him and he said it worked for him  oh well. i cant wait to see how much power is gonna come back with the 4.56s- i can bark the 33s with all the bolt-ons i did. |
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Post by rckrdyxj on Aug 1, 2008 19:34:21 GMT -5
If you want i can get you a cluster from a 94 ish xj for wicked cheap up here. (if it fits in my tool box wink wink).
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XJLI
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Post by XJLI on Aug 1, 2008 19:39:01 GMT -5
If you want i can get you a cluster from a 94 ish xj for wicked cheap up here. (if it fits in my tool box wink wink). lol the point was i went through two gauges and they didnt work, so its not the gauge |
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Post by HeavyMetal on Aug 1, 2008 19:43:53 GMT -5
4.56 to 4.88 is not gonna give u a kick in the pants to be worth worrying about the difference
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Post by XJLI on Aug 1, 2008 19:49:27 GMT -5
4.56 to 4.88 is not gonna give u a kick in the pants to be worth worrying about the difference ya i know. next step is gonna be 36s/37s and wider axles anyway. |
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Post by rckrdyxj on Aug 1, 2008 19:53:27 GMT -5
4.56 to 4.88 is not gonna give u a kick in the pants to be worth worrying about the difference This is prolly true, thats why i am not worried about it. But i would rather ahve better HWY gears ay way. That and i just saw a pic in m folder from mabell on june 8th and i noticed i was never even in 4lo i as in 4 H the entire time so 4 lo with the new gears will be redic. |
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Post by XJLI on Aug 4, 2008 14:04:30 GMT -5
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