Slow on highway??
10-02-2005, 05:43 PM
#21
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Re: Slow on highway??
Felix Wankel wrote:
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains.
heh......those little bumps arent mountains. ;-)
> in the mountains, I was having some real issues going up some of those hills
i took my rubicon over beartooth pass many times
(http://7slotgrille.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=305). in under 12
miles it goes from 5000 feet to roughly 12000 feet. my jeep never
showed any signs of struggle. what gear ratio are you running?
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains.
heh......those little bumps arent mountains. ;-)
> in the mountains, I was having some real issues going up some of those hills
i took my rubicon over beartooth pass many times
(http://7slotgrille.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=305). in under 12
miles it goes from 5000 feet to roughly 12000 feet. my jeep never
showed any signs of struggle. what gear ratio are you running?
10-02-2005, 05:43 PM
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Re: Slow on highway??
Felix Wankel wrote:
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains.
heh......those little bumps arent mountains. ;-)
> in the mountains, I was having some real issues going up some of those hills
i took my rubicon over beartooth pass many times
(http://7slotgrille.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=305). in under 12
miles it goes from 5000 feet to roughly 12000 feet. my jeep never
showed any signs of struggle. what gear ratio are you running?
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains.
heh......those little bumps arent mountains. ;-)
> in the mountains, I was having some real issues going up some of those hills
i took my rubicon over beartooth pass many times
(http://7slotgrille.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=305). in under 12
miles it goes from 5000 feet to roughly 12000 feet. my jeep never
showed any signs of struggle. what gear ratio are you running?
10-04-2005, 11:16 AM
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Re: Slow on highway??
You need to downshift from 5th to 4th until you can change the gearing to
4.10 or better.
"Felix Wankel" <rotaryrx@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all;
>
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains. Around town I have
> no problems but taking it on the highway, in the mountains, I was having
> some real issues going up some of those hills, even dropping to third gear
> on a few. Fifth was almost unusable up there. At one point I got passed
> by a tractor trailer, uphill. Is this normal? It is stock except for 31"
> BFG AT's. Do they slow it down that bad? Seems to me that 181 HP and
> 200+ ft-lbs of torque should be plenty, but it isn't acting that way.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
4.10 or better.
"Felix Wankel" <rotaryrx@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:C0V%e.79859$Jp.2595752@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Hi all;
>
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains. Around town I have
> no problems but taking it on the highway, in the mountains, I was having
> some real issues going up some of those hills, even dropping to third gear
> on a few. Fifth was almost unusable up there. At one point I got passed
> by a tractor trailer, uphill. Is this normal? It is stock except for 31"
> BFG AT's. Do they slow it down that bad? Seems to me that 181 HP and
> 200+ ft-lbs of torque should be plenty, but it isn't acting that way.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
10-04-2005, 11:16 AM
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Re: Slow on highway??
You need to downshift from 5th to 4th until you can change the gearing to
4.10 or better.
"Felix Wankel" <rotaryrx@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:C0V%e.79859$Jp.2595752@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Hi all;
>
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains. Around town I have
> no problems but taking it on the highway, in the mountains, I was having
> some real issues going up some of those hills, even dropping to third gear
> on a few. Fifth was almost unusable up there. At one point I got passed
> by a tractor trailer, uphill. Is this normal? It is stock except for 31"
> BFG AT's. Do they slow it down that bad? Seems to me that 181 HP and
> 200+ ft-lbs of torque should be plenty, but it isn't acting that way.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
4.10 or better.
"Felix Wankel" <rotaryrx@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:C0V%e.79859$Jp.2595752@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Hi all;
>
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains. Around town I have
> no problems but taking it on the highway, in the mountains, I was having
> some real issues going up some of those hills, even dropping to third gear
> on a few. Fifth was almost unusable up there. At one point I got passed
> by a tractor trailer, uphill. Is this normal? It is stock except for 31"
> BFG AT's. Do they slow it down that bad? Seems to me that 181 HP and
> 200+ ft-lbs of torque should be plenty, but it isn't acting that way.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
10-04-2005, 11:16 AM
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Re: Slow on highway??
You need to downshift from 5th to 4th until you can change the gearing to
4.10 or better.
"Felix Wankel" <rotaryrx@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:C0V%e.79859$Jp.2595752@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Hi all;
>
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains. Around town I have
> no problems but taking it on the highway, in the mountains, I was having
> some real issues going up some of those hills, even dropping to third gear
> on a few. Fifth was almost unusable up there. At one point I got passed
> by a tractor trailer, uphill. Is this normal? It is stock except for 31"
> BFG AT's. Do they slow it down that bad? Seems to me that 181 HP and
> 200+ ft-lbs of torque should be plenty, but it isn't acting that way.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
4.10 or better.
"Felix Wankel" <rotaryrx@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:C0V%e.79859$Jp.2595752@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Hi all;
>
> I recently took my '99 TJ 4.0L up to the NC mountains. Around town I have
> no problems but taking it on the highway, in the mountains, I was having
> some real issues going up some of those hills, even dropping to third gear
> on a few. Fifth was almost unusable up there. At one point I got passed
> by a tractor trailer, uphill. Is this normal? It is stock except for 31"
> BFG AT's. Do they slow it down that bad? Seems to me that 181 HP and
> 200+ ft-lbs of torque should be plenty, but it isn't acting that way.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
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