35s on stock gearing ?
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Really that would probably come down to an issue of not enough pinion and ring gear contact, with 4.88s only two teeth contact at any point (or so I'm told) and with 5.13s you'd have even less contact, also you'd be pushing a lot of torque so you would probably want or need chromoly shafts which means your gears would most likely be your weak point in the driveline, replacing gears is a lot harder and more expensive than u joints or shafts. Also it comes down to the philosophy of it, if you only use it as a street rig then 5.13s wouldn't be the best choice for rpms and fuel efficiency, but if you are using it off road you risk breaking an expensive gear set. But really its up to you
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Really that would probably come down to an issue of not enough pinion and ring gear contact, with 4.88s only two teeth contact at any point (or so I'm told) and with 5.13s you'd have even less contact, also you'd be pushing a lot of torque so you would probably want or need chromoly shafts which means your gears would most likely be your weak point in the driveline, replacing gears is a lot harder and more expensive than u joints or shafts. Also it comes down to the philosophy of it, if you only use it as a street rig then 5.13s wouldn't be the best choice for rpms and fuel efficiency, but if you are using it off road you risk breaking an expensive gear set. But really its up to you
Unless it's strictly a woods rig then 5.13s will probably be too deep. I bought 4.56 over 4.88 because I daily mine.
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Really that would probably come down to an issue of not enough pinion and ring gear contact, with 4.88s only two teeth contact at any point (or so I'm told) and with 5.13s you'd have even less contact, also you'd be pushing a lot of torque so you would probably want or need chromoly shafts which means your gears would most likely be your weak point in the driveline, replacing gears is a lot harder and more expensive than u joints or shafts. Also it comes down to the philosophy of it, if you only use it as a street rig then 5.13s wouldn't be the best choice for rpms and fuel efficiency, but if you are using it off road you risk breaking an expensive gear set. But really its up to you
and it is used for daily driving, as well as mild off road duties, but the daily commute is less than 8 miles round trip, none of which is highway
sees less than 4k miles per year....most of which is below 45 mph
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Man, 33s on stock gears suck *** bad enough... Can't even imagine 35s.
If you've ever driven an XJ on stock tires, you know how they're SUPPOSED to accelerate. 235s, still pretty good. 31s, not bad at all. 33s, still doable, but not great at all.
35s... Ugh.
If you've ever driven an XJ on stock tires, you know how they're SUPPOSED to accelerate. 235s, still pretty good. 31s, not bad at all. 33s, still doable, but not great at all.
35s... Ugh.
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Originally Posted by TwistedWrench
Man, 33s on stock gears suck *** bad enough... Can't even imagine 35s.
If you've ever driven an XJ on stock tires, you know how they're SUPPOSED to accelerate. 235s, still pretty good. 31s, not bad at all. 33s, still doable, but not great at all.
35s... Ugh.
If you've ever driven an XJ on stock tires, you know how they're SUPPOSED to accelerate. 235s, still pretty good. 31s, not bad at all. 33s, still doable, but not great at all.
35s... Ugh.
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28/35 x 4.56 = 3.64
28/35 x 4.88 = 3.90
Choice is yours as you now have 3.73:1. With 4.56, you will regain some power back but will be at a higher ratio than 3.73.
With 4.88, you will have a little more due to it being slightly lower than 3.73:1.
28/35 x 4.88 = 3.90
Choice is yours as you now have 3.73:1. With 4.56, you will regain some power back but will be at a higher ratio than 3.73.
With 4.88, you will have a little more due to it being slightly lower than 3.73:1.
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