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Old 01-11-2011, 04:50 PM
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how would mileage and driveablity be effected by switching from 3.55 to 3.07 gears in a 1998 4.0 cheroke 2wd
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I can't give you a definitive answer but it has a lot to do with how and where you drive. Do you drive mostly city driving? Hilly areas? A lot of weight in your jeep? Stock tires? I would say if you did mostly highway driving, and it was pretty flat and running street tires you might gain maybe 1 mpg I am guessing 2 at the most but if you pay for new gears and pay someone to do it, it would take awhile to see the payback.
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My guess is a little worse. The engineers got it figured pretty good for the best combo of economy and performance.
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Thanks fella's 90% of my driving is street 10% hunting/mud ,planing a long trip out west and trying to figure how to get the most out of her. Every thing is stock and plan to put a possi in this spring.
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My guess is a little worse. The engineers got it figured pretty good for the best combo of economy and performance.
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Originally Posted by ruger
..........plan to put a possi in this spring.
That's just not allowed in a Jeep.....possi is a Chevy thing.
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