On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:39:32 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>I believe you will want at the 'highest', 4.11 gears. Others like even
>'lower' gears like the 4.56 I think it is for 33's. The 3.73's are too
>high still and will make very little difference.


Given this vehicle has OD axle ratios are not as scarey. A 4.10 would
be a big improvement and might be want you want based on your driving.
A 4.56 would play better here if you live in a hilly area or at a
higher elevation too. One more note, 3.73 with 33's is about the same
in effective gear ratio as stock 225's and 3.07 gears which is no barn
burner either. So you really do not want to go 3.73 route unless you
plan to go to smaller tires than 33's.
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:39:32 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>I believe you will want at the 'highest', 4.11 gears. Others like even
>'lower' gears like the 4.56 I think it is for 33's. The 3.73's are too
>high still and will make very little difference.


Given this vehicle has OD axle ratios are not as scarey. A 4.10 would
be a big improvement and might be want you want based on your driving.
A 4.56 would play better here if you live in a hilly area or at a
higher elevation too. One more note, 3.73 with 33's is about the same
in effective gear ratio as stock 225's and 3.07 gears which is no barn
burner either. So you really do not want to go 3.73 route unless you
plan to go to smaller tires than 33's.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com

 

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:39:32 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>I believe you will want at the 'highest', 4.11 gears. Others like even
>'lower' gears like the 4.56 I think it is for 33's. The 3.73's are too
>high still and will make very little difference.


Given this vehicle has OD axle ratios are not as scarey. A 4.10 would
be a big improvement and might be want you want based on your driving.
A 4.56 would play better here if you live in a hilly area or at a
higher elevation too. One more note, 3.73 with 33's is about the same
in effective gear ratio as stock 225's and 3.07 gears which is no barn
burner either. So you really do not want to go 3.73 route unless you
plan to go to smaller tires than 33's.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com

 

4.56 is as close as it gets to how it was stock.

Carl

"Tracie" <brainart@upstate.edu> wrote in message
news:1190386700.755334.108510@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
>I have posted this once today, but for some reason it did not post.
> If anyone finds it, sorry for the duplicate post.
>
> Anyhoo, I definitely want to re-gear but I am not sure if the 3.73 or
> the 4.11 ratio would be better for me. I currently have 31" BFG All
> Terrain T/A KOs, but will definitely upgrade to a 33" tire of some
> sort in the future when these wear out. I will never upgrade to
> bigger than a 33" tire. As for off-roading, I do some light trail
> riding and the occasional hop in the mud puddle when I find one that
> looks fun. 80% of my driving is highway at approximately 70 miles
> round trip at a speed of anywhere from 60-70 mph. The other 20% is
> split between city driving (10%), and off-roading (10%). My main goal
> is to get my Jeep to drive as close as possible to the way it did bone
> stock (being able to use my 6th gear on the freeway) and to prevent
> excessive wear and tear on my clutch and engine parts. Someone please
> help! : D
>
> '06 TJ (4.0L with I-6)
> 6 speed manual
> Dana 30 front/35 rear
> current 3.07s
>
> P.S. Would I also need to upgrade my Dana 30/35 to a bigger one (like
> 44s)? I don't know if this makes any difference as far as which gear
> ratio to go with, but where I live (upstate NY), there can be quite a
> bit of snow from Dec. - Apr.
>

 

4.56 is as close as it gets to how it was stock.

Carl

"Tracie" <brainart@upstate.edu> wrote in message
news:1190386700.755334.108510@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
>I have posted this once today, but for some reason it did not post.
> If anyone finds it, sorry for the duplicate post.
>
> Anyhoo, I definitely want to re-gear but I am not sure if the 3.73 or
> the 4.11 ratio would be better for me. I currently have 31" BFG All
> Terrain T/A KOs, but will definitely upgrade to a 33" tire of some
> sort in the future when these wear out. I will never upgrade to
> bigger than a 33" tire. As for off-roading, I do some light trail
> riding and the occasional hop in the mud puddle when I find one that
> looks fun. 80% of my driving is highway at approximately 70 miles
> round trip at a speed of anywhere from 60-70 mph. The other 20% is
> split between city driving (10%), and off-roading (10%). My main goal
> is to get my Jeep to drive as close as possible to the way it did bone
> stock (being able to use my 6th gear on the freeway) and to prevent
> excessive wear and tear on my clutch and engine parts. Someone please
> help! : D
>
> '06 TJ (4.0L with I-6)
> 6 speed manual
> Dana 30 front/35 rear
> current 3.07s
>
> P.S. Would I also need to upgrade my Dana 30/35 to a bigger one (like
> 44s)? I don't know if this makes any difference as far as which gear
> ratio to go with, but where I live (upstate NY), there can be quite a
> bit of snow from Dec. - Apr.
>

 

4.56 is as close as it gets to how it was stock.

Carl

"Tracie" <brainart@upstate.edu> wrote in message
news:1190386700.755334.108510@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
>I have posted this once today, but for some reason it did not post.
> If anyone finds it, sorry for the duplicate post.
>
> Anyhoo, I definitely want to re-gear but I am not sure if the 3.73 or
> the 4.11 ratio would be better for me. I currently have 31" BFG All
> Terrain T/A KOs, but will definitely upgrade to a 33" tire of some
> sort in the future when these wear out. I will never upgrade to
> bigger than a 33" tire. As for off-roading, I do some light trail
> riding and the occasional hop in the mud puddle when I find one that
> looks fun. 80% of my driving is highway at approximately 70 miles
> round trip at a speed of anywhere from 60-70 mph. The other 20% is
> split between city driving (10%), and off-roading (10%). My main goal
> is to get my Jeep to drive as close as possible to the way it did bone
> stock (being able to use my 6th gear on the freeway) and to prevent
> excessive wear and tear on my clutch and engine parts. Someone please
> help! : D
>
> '06 TJ (4.0L with I-6)
> 6 speed manual
> Dana 30 front/35 rear
> current 3.07s
>
> P.S. Would I also need to upgrade my Dana 30/35 to a bigger one (like
> 44s)? I don't know if this makes any difference as far as which gear
> ratio to go with, but where I live (upstate NY), there can be quite a
> bit of snow from Dec. - Apr.
>

 

4.56 is as close as it gets to how it was stock.

Carl

"Tracie" <brainart@upstate.edu> wrote in message
news:1190386700.755334.108510@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
>I have posted this once today, but for some reason it did not post.
> If anyone finds it, sorry for the duplicate post.
>
> Anyhoo, I definitely want to re-gear but I am not sure if the 3.73 or
> the 4.11 ratio would be better for me. I currently have 31" BFG All
> Terrain T/A KOs, but will definitely upgrade to a 33" tire of some
> sort in the future when these wear out. I will never upgrade to
> bigger than a 33" tire. As for off-roading, I do some light trail
> riding and the occasional hop in the mud puddle when I find one that
> looks fun. 80% of my driving is highway at approximately 70 miles
> round trip at a speed of anywhere from 60-70 mph. The other 20% is
> split between city driving (10%), and off-roading (10%). My main goal
> is to get my Jeep to drive as close as possible to the way it did bone
> stock (being able to use my 6th gear on the freeway) and to prevent
> excessive wear and tear on my clutch and engine parts. Someone please
> help! : D
>
> '06 TJ (4.0L with I-6)
> 6 speed manual
> Dana 30 front/35 rear
> current 3.07s
>
> P.S. Would I also need to upgrade my Dana 30/35 to a bigger one (like
> 44s)? I don't know if this makes any difference as far as which gear
> ratio to go with, but where I live (upstate NY), there can be quite a
> bit of snow from Dec. - Apr.
>

 

Sorry, but that is incorrect. Her original gear ratio is 3.07 and her
tires were 29". It's s simple ratio between the tire diameter and gear
ratio to maintain the same RPM. 29/3.07=9.45. If she maintains that same
ratio between tire diameter and gear ratio, her RPM will remain the
same. To calculate the gear ratio, she just needs to divide the tire
diameter by 9.45 to get the proper gear ratio if she wants to achieve
the same RPM as original.

for 31s it would be 3.26
for 33s it would be 3.49

Chris

Carl S wrote:
> 4.56 is as close as it gets to how it was stock.
>
> Carl
>
> "Tracie" <brainart@upstate.edu> wrote in message
> news:1190386700.755334.108510@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
>> I have posted this once today, but for some reason it did not post.
>> If anyone finds it, sorry for the duplicate post.
>>
>> Anyhoo, I definitely want to re-gear but I am not sure if the 3.73 or
>> the 4.11 ratio would be better for me. I currently have 31" BFG All
>> Terrain T/A KOs, but will definitely upgrade to a 33" tire of some
>> sort in the future when these wear out. I will never upgrade to
>> bigger than a 33" tire. As for off-roading, I do some light trail
>> riding and the occasional hop in the mud puddle when I find one that
>> looks fun. 80% of my driving is highway at approximately 70 miles
>> round trip at a speed of anywhere from 60-70 mph. The other 20% is
>> split between city driving (10%), and off-roading (10%). My main goal
>> is to get my Jeep to drive as close as possible to the way it did bone
>> stock (being able to use my 6th gear on the freeway) and to prevent
>> excessive wear and tear on my clutch and engine parts. Someone please
>> help! : D
>>
>> '06 TJ (4.0L with I-6)
>> 6 speed manual
>> Dana 30 front/35 rear
>> current 3.07s
>>
>> P.S. Would I also need to upgrade my Dana 30/35 to a bigger one (like
>> 44s)? I don't know if this makes any difference as far as which gear
>> ratio to go with, but where I live (upstate NY), there can be quite a
>> bit of snow from Dec. - Apr.
>>
>
>

 

Sorry, but that is incorrect. Her original gear ratio is 3.07 and her
tires were 29". It's s simple ratio between the tire diameter and gear
ratio to maintain the same RPM. 29/3.07=9.45. If she maintains that same
ratio between tire diameter and gear ratio, her RPM will remain the
same. To calculate the gear ratio, she just needs to divide the tire
diameter by 9.45 to get the proper gear ratio if she wants to achieve
the same RPM as original.

for 31s it would be 3.26
for 33s it would be 3.49

Chris

Carl S wrote:
> 4.56 is as close as it gets to how it was stock.
>
> Carl
>
> "Tracie" <brainart@upstate.edu> wrote in message
> news:1190386700.755334.108510@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
>> I have posted this once today, but for some reason it did not post.
>> If anyone finds it, sorry for the duplicate post.
>>
>> Anyhoo, I definitely want to re-gear but I am not sure if the 3.73 or
>> the 4.11 ratio would be better for me. I currently have 31" BFG All
>> Terrain T/A KOs, but will definitely upgrade to a 33" tire of some
>> sort in the future when these wear out. I will never upgrade to
>> bigger than a 33" tire. As for off-roading, I do some light trail
>> riding and the occasional hop in the mud puddle when I find one that
>> looks fun. 80% of my driving is highway at approximately 70 miles
>> round trip at a speed of anywhere from 60-70 mph. The other 20% is
>> split between city driving (10%), and off-roading (10%). My main goal
>> is to get my Jeep to drive as close as possible to the way it did bone
>> stock (being able to use my 6th gear on the freeway) and to prevent
>> excessive wear and tear on my clutch and engine parts. Someone please
>> help! : D
>>
>> '06 TJ (4.0L with I-6)
>> 6 speed manual
>> Dana 30 front/35 rear
>> current 3.07s
>>
>> P.S. Would I also need to upgrade my Dana 30/35 to a bigger one (like
>> 44s)? I don't know if this makes any difference as far as which gear
>> ratio to go with, but where I live (upstate NY), there can be quite a
>> bit of snow from Dec. - Apr.
>>
>
>

 

Sorry, but that is incorrect. Her original gear ratio is 3.07 and her
tires were 29". It's s simple ratio between the tire diameter and gear
ratio to maintain the same RPM. 29/3.07=9.45. If she maintains that same
ratio between tire diameter and gear ratio, her RPM will remain the
same. To calculate the gear ratio, she just needs to divide the tire
diameter by 9.45 to get the proper gear ratio if she wants to achieve
the same RPM as original.

for 31s it would be 3.26
for 33s it would be 3.49

Chris

Carl S wrote:
> 4.56 is as close as it gets to how it was stock.
>
> Carl
>
> "Tracie" <brainart@upstate.edu> wrote in message
> news:1190386700.755334.108510@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
>> I have posted this once today, but for some reason it did not post.
>> If anyone finds it, sorry for the duplicate post.
>>
>> Anyhoo, I definitely want to re-gear but I am not sure if the 3.73 or
>> the 4.11 ratio would be better for me. I currently have 31" BFG All
>> Terrain T/A KOs, but will definitely upgrade to a 33" tire of some
>> sort in the future when these wear out. I will never upgrade to
>> bigger than a 33" tire. As for off-roading, I do some light trail
>> riding and the occasional hop in the mud puddle when I find one that
>> looks fun. 80% of my driving is highway at approximately 70 miles
>> round trip at a speed of anywhere from 60-70 mph. The other 20% is
>> split between city driving (10%), and off-roading (10%). My main goal
>> is to get my Jeep to drive as close as possible to the way it did bone
>> stock (being able to use my 6th gear on the freeway) and to prevent
>> excessive wear and tear on my clutch and engine parts. Someone please
>> help! : D
>>
>> '06 TJ (4.0L with I-6)
>> 6 speed manual
>> Dana 30 front/35 rear
>> current 3.07s
>>
>> P.S. Would I also need to upgrade my Dana 30/35 to a bigger one (like
>> 44s)? I don't know if this makes any difference as far as which gear
>> ratio to go with, but where I live (upstate NY), there can be quite a
>> bit of snow from Dec. - Apr.
>>
>
>