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Old 03-17-2011, 05:12 PM
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I'm running my 08 jk on 285/65/18's with stock 3.21's and when i'm on the highway
i loose speed.What would be a good set of gears to run on that will maintain my speed.
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Old 03-17-2011, 11:16 PM
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The most popular is 4.88 with man trans and 35's. If you are even pondering going up to bigger tires I would suggest going to the 4.88. If you are really happy with the 33's then go with 4.56
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Thanks for the tip and i do like my 33"s, it's just right for me .I found a gear ratio guide
on www.4wheelparts.com/aux_inc/gear_ratio.html based on 65 mph and a gear ratio of 1:1 on a manual trans in 4th.Maybe i could use this to find the right gears.Have a look at the site and tell my what you think.
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That ones OK but this one is JK specific..

http://www.jkowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46434
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Thank you,this is great stuff.I'm happy to have joined this forum knowning that i will be learning a lot
of good things from people like you're self.
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