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Old 02-18-2013, 07:26 AM
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okay so i recently purchased some brand new 35in goodyear mt/r kevlars. i have my stock gears. i ran 33in tires before this, so i was used to that. my question is how much difference will i see from going to 33s to 35s? both on and off the trail if it helps the tires are only 35 mt/rs are only 6pounds heavier than my old 33's.
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another one of these threads? people do 35's and say it's "do-able" or it's "not that bad." liars. I've driven both geared and non geared and it's aweful. the transmission will make you sweat. it's a complete dog on the road and I'd be scared to take it up and down some hills on the freeway. I can't imagine how much gas is wasted going from stopped to driving speeds

you didn't need to post this thread multiple times either
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my jeep with 35s and 3.55 gearing isnt bad at all but i also have an upgraded cam.
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you can delete this one, i posted it here like a day or two ago and it didn't have any replies so i tried it in the technical discussion and got some
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I hate the stock gearing on my 32's, I couldn't imagine driving with 35's. Put some gears in it if you're going that tall.
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And to think.............I thought it was bad going from 29" up to 31" with the stock 3.55 gearing...............
I got 3.73 assemblies going under it to help a little.......I plan on re-gearing to 4.10 when I switch to 33's
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One of the officers of TBAJA has 35s with 3:55 gearing. He says it doesn't really feel terrible. He even has a Dana 35 rear. He also said he hits 80 with no problem.

I run 33's with my 3:55 gears.
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I can't believe you guys. I'm running 33's with 4.56's and it feels slow, even while running spray.
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that tells alot. 35s on a dana 35 and stock gears. let me guess he is open-open and on iro long arms?
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that tells alot. 35s on a dana 35 and stock gears. let me guess he is open-open and on iro long arms?
I can't recall if he installed a locker or not. He was definitely going to.

He didn't have long arms.
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Originally Posted by Power73
that tells alot. 35s on a dana 35 and stock gears. let me guess he is from Florida?

fixed it for you.




having a jeep on 35s and stock gears is just plain dumb. if you're going to run 35s at least build the jeep to handle them (unless you just mall crawl )

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Originally Posted by CheapCherokee

fixed it for you.

having a jeep on 35s and stock gears is just plain dumb. if you're going to run 35s at least build the jeep to handle them (unless you just mall crawl )
Op here, I plan on regearing to 4.88
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Originally Posted by Power73
that tells alot. 35s on a dana 35 and stock gears. let me guess he is open-open and on iro long arms?
And stock axle shafts with it I'm sure...
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Originally Posted by cmack

And stock axle shafts with it I'm sure...
Okay, this is not at all what I started this thread for, but just to clarify, you said open/open on stock shafts. I just wanted to let you know, you could run 35's open/open on stock shafts, with zero problems, even on a d35. Anyway's it doesn't matter, there is no reason to talk crap. So stop
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Lots of hate here, I have 33s with stock everything except 2" bb lift just to get me by until I can get my fullsize axles under it with leaf over axle in front conversion whic I had planned on doing from beginning, but I hated the look of the stock whimsy tires and lowness, I am not saying it is fast or tourqy, and If I planned on keeping my axles I'd regear them, but I can't afford it right now. Yes it sucks and is slow, but I don't get stuck as much!
Okay, rant mode over, just dont like people hatin on people who can't afford shiny new axles geared to the moon right away


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