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
news:1139794852.684264.13680@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> 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
news:1139794852.684264.13680@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> 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
news:1139794852.684264.13680@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> 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
>

RoyJ

31's are all you can run without serious rubbing. The extra tire
diameter (plus new tires with tread!) will move your speed in any gear
up by about 5% to 7%. should make 3rd gear a lot more comfortable.

Yours should have the 4.10:1 axle. Changing gears is expensive (Figure
$1200) and going to a 4.56 axle will give you an 11% change.

Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:

> 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
>

RoyJ

31's are all you can run without serious rubbing. The extra tire
diameter (plus new tires with tread!) will move your speed in any gear
up by about 5% to 7%. should make 3rd gear a lot more comfortable.

Yours should have the 4.10:1 axle. Changing gears is expensive (Figure
$1200) and going to a 4.56 axle will give you an 11% change.

Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:

> 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
>

RoyJ

31's are all you can run without serious rubbing. The extra tire
diameter (plus new tires with tread!) will move your speed in any gear
up by about 5% to 7%. should make 3rd gear a lot more comfortable.

Yours should have the 4.10:1 axle. Changing gears is expensive (Figure
$1200) and going to a 4.56 axle will give you an 11% change.

Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:

> 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
>

RoyJ

31's are all you can run without serious rubbing. The extra tire
diameter (plus new tires with tread!) will move your speed in any gear
up by about 5% to 7%. should make 3rd gear a lot more comfortable.

Yours should have the 4.10:1 axle. Changing gears is expensive (Figure
$1200) and going to a 4.56 axle will give you an 11% change.

Dirty Ditch Dawg wrote:

> 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
>

Nat Man

3rd gear might work out for you, but I'm betting that you'll see problems
with the others. You're going to be underpowered for those size tires with
your gears on the road, much less when you get out on the trails.

You've gotten some very good advice from these guys. If you want to go with
bigger tires, you need better gear ratio and more lift to get it done and
make it work right.

NT

"reconair" <reconair@staffnet.com> wrote in message
news:11v0qiljhf0cs19@corp.supernews.com...
> 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
> news:1139794852.684264.13680@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> > 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
> >
>
>

Nat Man

3rd gear might work out for you, but I'm betting that you'll see problems
with the others. You're going to be underpowered for those size tires with
your gears on the road, much less when you get out on the trails.

You've gotten some very good advice from these guys. If you want to go with
bigger tires, you need better gear ratio and more lift to get it done and
make it work right.

NT

"reconair" <reconair@staffnet.com> wrote in message
news:11v0qiljhf0cs19@corp.supernews.com...
> 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
> news:1139794852.684264.13680@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> > 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
> >
>
>

Nat Man

3rd gear might work out for you, but I'm betting that you'll see problems
with the others. You're going to be underpowered for those size tires with
your gears on the road, much less when you get out on the trails.

You've gotten some very good advice from these guys. If you want to go with
bigger tires, you need better gear ratio and more lift to get it done and
make it work right.

NT

"reconair" <reconair@staffnet.com> wrote in message
news:11v0qiljhf0cs19@corp.supernews.com...
> 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
> news:1139794852.684264.13680@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> > 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
> >
>
>