Dirty Ditch Dawg

ive a 90 YJ, 1.5 inch spring lift 1 inch body lift,
four banger, stock rear axel, stock manual trans,
im running 30 inch tires now,
when i climb over the pass, on the highway im iether in too high a gear
or too low a gear,
i have to slow way down, and drop a gear,

my question is this,
i do maybe 100 miles a month in my jeep on the highway,
maybe 50 around town,

but on the weekends we like to go humping out in the boonies, and my
tires are all worn out,
and i need another set,

my neighbor has 33 inch tires and is pushing me to buy 33"s,

whats that gonna do to my all around driving?

what about 32's
or 31's

thanks,

jp

reconair

If your having problems on hills now, its gonna be worse with larger tires.
Your gonna need a higher gear ratio to get max use outta your tranny.
Sounds like you've got the 2.5L four banger. If so, tough luck. If you
have the 4.0L six, with your setup you can go to a 31X10.50 tire with out
problems (still need higher gears though). You have to go with a taller
lift for tires bigger than that or they will rub on your springs and fender
flares. I have 33X12.50s on my 91 Wrangler 4.0L, but I have 5" of lift and
4.10 gears. I can use fifth gear with no problem.

Scott
"Dirty Ditch Dawg" <DirtyDitchDawg@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139789414.862650.315070@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> ive a 90 YJ, 1.5 inch spring lift 1 inch body lift,
> four banger, stock rear axel, stock manual trans,
> im running 30 inch tires now,
> when i climb over the pass, on the highway im iether in too high a gear
> or too low a gear,
> i have to slow way down, and drop a gear,
>
> my question is this,
> i do maybe 100 miles a month in my jeep on the highway,
> maybe 50 around town,
>
> but on the weekends we like to go humping out in the boonies, and my
> tires are all worn out,
> and i need another set,
>
> my neighbor has 33 inch tires and is pushing me to buy 33"s,
>
> whats that gonna do to my all around driving?
>
> what about 32's
> or 31's
>
> thanks,
>
> jp
>

reconair

If your having problems on hills now, its gonna be worse with larger tires.
Your gonna need a higher gear ratio to get max use outta your tranny.
Sounds like you've got the 2.5L four banger. If so, tough luck. If you
have the 4.0L six, with your setup you can go to a 31X10.50 tire with out
problems (still need higher gears though). You have to go with a taller
lift for tires bigger than that or they will rub on your springs and fender
flares. I have 33X12.50s on my 91 Wrangler 4.0L, but I have 5" of lift and
4.10 gears. I can use fifth gear with no problem.

Scott
"Dirty Ditch Dawg" <DirtyDitchDawg@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139789414.862650.315070@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> ive a 90 YJ, 1.5 inch spring lift 1 inch body lift,
> four banger, stock rear axel, stock manual trans,
> im running 30 inch tires now,
> when i climb over the pass, on the highway im iether in too high a gear
> or too low a gear,
> i have to slow way down, and drop a gear,
>
> my question is this,
> i do maybe 100 miles a month in my jeep on the highway,
> maybe 50 around town,
>
> but on the weekends we like to go humping out in the boonies, and my
> tires are all worn out,
> and i need another set,
>
> my neighbor has 33 inch tires and is pushing me to buy 33"s,
>
> whats that gonna do to my all around driving?
>
> what about 32's
> or 31's
>
> thanks,
>
> jp
>

reconair

If your having problems on hills now, its gonna be worse with larger tires.
Your gonna need a higher gear ratio to get max use outta your tranny.
Sounds like you've got the 2.5L four banger. If so, tough luck. If you
have the 4.0L six, with your setup you can go to a 31X10.50 tire with out
problems (still need higher gears though). You have to go with a taller
lift for tires bigger than that or they will rub on your springs and fender
flares. I have 33X12.50s on my 91 Wrangler 4.0L, but I have 5" of lift and
4.10 gears. I can use fifth gear with no problem.

Scott
"Dirty Ditch Dawg" <DirtyDitchDawg@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139789414.862650.315070@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> ive a 90 YJ, 1.5 inch spring lift 1 inch body lift,
> four banger, stock rear axel, stock manual trans,
> im running 30 inch tires now,
> when i climb over the pass, on the highway im iether in too high a gear
> or too low a gear,
> i have to slow way down, and drop a gear,
>
> my question is this,
> i do maybe 100 miles a month in my jeep on the highway,
> maybe 50 around town,
>
> but on the weekends we like to go humping out in the boonies, and my
> tires are all worn out,
> and i need another set,
>
> my neighbor has 33 inch tires and is pushing me to buy 33"s,
>
> whats that gonna do to my all around driving?
>
> what about 32's
> or 31's
>
> thanks,
>
> jp
>

reconair

If your having problems on hills now, its gonna be worse with larger tires.
Your gonna need a higher gear ratio to get max use outta your tranny.
Sounds like you've got the 2.5L four banger. If so, tough luck. If you
have the 4.0L six, with your setup you can go to a 31X10.50 tire with out
problems (still need higher gears though). You have to go with a taller
lift for tires bigger than that or they will rub on your springs and fender
flares. I have 33X12.50s on my 91 Wrangler 4.0L, but I have 5" of lift and
4.10 gears. I can use fifth gear with no problem.

Scott
"Dirty Ditch Dawg" <DirtyDitchDawg@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139789414.862650.315070@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> ive a 90 YJ, 1.5 inch spring lift 1 inch body lift,
> four banger, stock rear axel, stock manual trans,
> im running 30 inch tires now,
> when i climb over the pass, on the highway im iether in too high a gear
> or too low a gear,
> i have to slow way down, and drop a gear,
>
> my question is this,
> i do maybe 100 miles a month in my jeep on the highway,
> maybe 50 around town,
>
> but on the weekends we like to go humping out in the boonies, and my
> tires are all worn out,
> and i need another set,
>
> my neighbor has 33 inch tires and is pushing me to buy 33"s,
>
> whats that gonna do to my all around driving?
>
> what about 32's
> or 31's
>
> thanks,
>
> jp
>

Dirty Ditch Dawg

ive the 2.5L and 4th is too high and third is too low,

i was thinking with 32's on it it would set me right with 3rd gear
without winding the motor out so bad,

johnp

Dirty Ditch Dawg

ive the 2.5L and 4th is too high and third is too low,

i was thinking with 32's on it it would set me right with 3rd gear
without winding the motor out so bad,

johnp

Dirty Ditch Dawg

ive the 2.5L and 4th is too high and third is too low,

i was thinking with 32's on it it would set me right with 3rd gear
without winding the motor out so bad,

johnp

Dirty Ditch Dawg

ive the 2.5L and 4th is too high and third is too low,

i was thinking with 32's on it it would set me right with 3rd gear
without winding the motor out so bad,

johnp

reconair

You can stuff 32s in there, but you aren't gonna have any room in the wells
without some kind of rubbing -- even highway bumps. They might solve the
highway problem and use of 3rd gear though. With a Wrangler that old, the
springs are probably shot anyway. Wrangler stock springs look almost flat,
hardly any arch. If your springs look as though they're reversed arched
when the vehicle weight is on them, then you need to replace them.

Scott
"Dirty Ditch Dawg" <DirtyDitchDawg@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> ive the 2.5L and 4th is too high and third is too low,
>
> i was thinking with 32's on it it would set me right with 3rd gear
> without winding the motor out so bad,
>
> johnp
>