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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 06:14 AM
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Yeah, it's stock. And today I was getting around 17. It seems that if I am careful accelerating and keep it under 1500 RPMs, I can pull big numbers like these. But since I get excited, I grow lead toes sometimes.

I replaced the speedo gear when I went with bigger tires, so the console isn't too far off.
I think that's the biggest thing..... even by upgrading to 235's if you don't replace the speedo gear, your mileage will be off. I know mine is. I was getting around 17 mpg when I had the 255/60's (27") and when I swapped them for the 235/75's (29") it dropped to about 15 which is where it is now... I still have more maintenance to perform as well.
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Old Jan 31, 2014 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
I think that's the biggest thing..... even by upgrading to 235's if you don't replace the speedo gear, your mileage will be off. I know mine is. I was getting around 17 mpg when I had the 255/60's (27") and when I swapped them for the 235/75's (29") it dropped to about 15 which is where it is now... I still have more maintenance to perform as well.
I wouldn't mind dropping the tire size a little bit, but the 33's look too cool to pass up.
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Old Feb 1, 2014 | 08:18 AM
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Nah, don't drop the size... the 33's are great on it!
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Old Feb 1, 2014 | 08:36 AM
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Anything smaller than 33's would look too small!
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Old Feb 1, 2014 | 09:26 AM
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 01:47 PM
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Added a front differential guard last night:

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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 11:08 PM
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Found this overdrive toggle switch at the junk yard and decided to snag it. I've never seen one of these before:

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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 01:32 PM
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Was there a lot of wiring that came with the switch?
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 01:50 AM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Found this overdrive toggle switch at the junk yard and decided to snag it. I've never seen one of these before:
What is that?! Like an overdrive switch or something?!
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Was there a lot of wiring that came with the switch?
There wasn't even any wiring, and the plug is keyed differently than the Foglight switch's plug key style, so it's just in my Jeep for looks because I think it's rare.

I wasn't able to connect it to anything lol

I'd imagine you'd need a different wiring harness for this switch.
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Chuck82
What is that?! Like an overdrive switch or something?!
Yeah, I guess it was intended to let you turn overdrive on or off?
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Yeah, I guess it was intended to let you turn overdrive on or off?
Huh, weird I've never seen something like that, did that come out of a Cherokee?
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Chuck82
Huh, weird I've never seen something like that, did that come out of a Cherokee?
Yeah I plucked it out of a 2001, but it wasn't wired to anything.
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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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What is the best way to stop leaf springs from rusting?
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 09:02 PM
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Lots of people always ask me what the TruckLite LED headlights look like in the dark.

I took this picture tonight at the gas station, and it does a pretty good job of showing what they look like:

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