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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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Ok, now i know upgrading gears will make spinning those big tires easier, therefore more power AND gas mileage.

Any testimonials on here for power and mpg's gained when you swapped???

I have 33's on stock 3.55 now i know thats ok but im looking for better mpgs as this is my DD... Will making a switch to 4.10's or 4.56's really help my mpgs?
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Anybody? Lol
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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Did you change your speedo gear yet? Your speedo could be off more than 10% causing your MPG calculations to be way off... That is where I started instead of dropping a grand into gears...
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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Well theres a chart online i read and with my gears/tire size so my mph is like 3-5 more than what it reads
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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Than what its showing i mean
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 03:46 PM
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What should my mileage be around with 3.73 gears and 31s. I'm getting about 15 city and 18-21 hway. Will be running 33s come spring.
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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Ha I got stock gears and 265/75's and get about 220 miles per tank with a 3" lift. It's just terrible. If I didnt love the damn thing so much I'd get rid of it. Havent adjusted the speedo gear but with 31's I was only off about 2-3 mph which for every mile marker on the road I actually drove 8/10 of a mile on the odometer.
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I have a 3.5 in lift mostly rubicon express but skyjacker shocks. It's more like 4 in the front but itll be around 5.5-6.5 come spring with 33s
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Oh and my speedo hasn't been adjusted either, I'm about 3-5 mph slow
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And my gears are stock jus got lucky with the tow package
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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any upgraded gears experiences is what im looking for...
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Go to 4.10
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