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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 04:14 AM
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So I would love to know the top speed you have hit with your truck and what performance if any mods it had when you did so. I know the speedo only go's up to 85 but there are other ways of knowing speed (gps and what not). I know that with stock set up, stock size street tires, the renix 4.0, auto, 2wd, with 3.55 gear ratio, I got it up to 112 mph. How ever the other day I got it up to 96 mph thats with newish 31" all terrain tires, 4.10 gear ratio, about 300 lbs in the bed, and some other "minor" problems. So tell your story

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Oh and btw I have a 89 mj
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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I only drive the posted speed limit, and when I'm not driving, I read my Bible.
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Thats funny!!!!!!!!! Good one.
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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mine has only gone 65mph on the highway ... I didn't know i could go faster
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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I took Chery to a track out of curiosity once ($10 to get in, it was pretty empty) their speedo clocked me in at 125.
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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I went 80 once in my box on wheels.
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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mine dose 75 all the time (on the trailer getting pulled by the hemi) i dont think i've ever had mine past 65, wheeling rig and high speeds are not friends
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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I had my spedo straight down on the highway i would be guessing around 95-100 it was very sketchy (;
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 01:25 PM
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About 10 years ago driving my '93 home from work I ran a little tuner and buried the needle... It took it several seconds after releasing the throttle to drop back to a detectable speed. I can't swear to the speed but I saw the guy at the parts house (my workplace then) the next day and he said we hit about 120 before he started pulling away from me.... That was stock with 235's & mild performance mods.
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Dang good job (;
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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my gps says 76 under max speed
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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Once I did 95. That was before the potholes messed up my front end. Now I have bad alignment and death wobble at 85-ish. You think death wobble is scary at 40, try at 85.
I never drive my Jeep above 75 anymore.
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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damn...i don't think i've passed 75mph...i think going 65mph "feels" fast enough
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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I normally drive around 80, gotta love those 75MPH highways down here! Only performance part I have is a 62mm throttle body, everything else is stock save for an over-sized oil filter... of course that's when I'm on a highway, which isn't very often.
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Evilpopcorn
I took Chery to a track out of curiosity once ($10 to get in, it was pretty empty) their speedo clocked me in at 125.
Pics or it didn't happen. 125 is up there for an XJ. I've only topped out at 119, and that was with the police package and 31x10.50's.



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