EagleXJ

Wondering who's running 33" tires with stock gears? Do you have an auto or manual? How long you been running them? How much different does it feel then stock?

ohio95xj

i'll be running 35s on stock 3.55s for a few months it's manageable. before that i ran 33's and i didn't really mind it. i will tell you that you are going to get people that say it's terrible, some will say it's "okay", and some will say they don't notice.
i see you have 31's, if you are going from 31's to 33's you really won't see that much of a difference

gone4x4

33's with 3.55's, would eventually like to re-gear to 4.10's and lockers, auto trannie and a dd, for a year now, and compared to the sheriff's stocker,obviously, it shifts around more than stock, poorer fuel economy. but it's managable

thatXJguy

I'm running 33's and 3.55 gears and would like to move to 4.10s.

93XJLI

anyone who says stock gears are fine for any tire size over a 31 has never regeared.

ZINGGG

Yeah... I ran 33s on 3.55s for over a year. Then I regeared to 4.56 (i have an auto). Then I started kicking myself for gears not being the first mod I did when I got my rig. It's sooooo much better, tranny doesnt overheat on long inclines anymore, a lil better mpgs and dont have to punch it to maintain highway speeds

The_ocho

I ran 33"s with 3.07s for about 4 months then went to 4.10s night and day difference. Its a whole new beast now. There were basic dirt road trails I had to go into low for just because with the 3.07s I didnt have enough power.

AoA

I agree, i was running 3.07's on 33's too and went to 4.56 and it was worth the money hands down.

Atmos

loving my auto/ 4.56/ 33's. drives at darn near stock RPMs. wouldnt have it any other way. I'm sure I'll want 4.88 for my 35's though

thatXJguy

The interesting part is some people say you shouldn't go with 4.56s for 33s.

I want the best power I can get, but I don't want to lose my highway speeds. I was told to go with 4.10s.

OEJ

I've got 33s and 3.55s auto. Power has suffered a bit and offcourse mpgs but it is MORE than managable. This is my DD too.
I can live with it for now. I drive in 3rd gear unitl im over 50 then i shift it into OD.

I am regearing to 4.56s in the next month or so. Right now I estimate about 13 city and 16 highway. I do not have the speed cal yet and if i do my mpg check with the speedo the way its now it says 13.9mpg. I know it right but it does coincide with my overall mpg est.

I was getting 20mpgs stock with trimmed fenders and 235 duratracs.

thatXJguy

It sounds like your engine must hate you.

BNJeepsta

Mine does that on its own with 3.55's and 31's. When I had 35's I couldn't hit OD unless I was coasting downhill lol

OEJ

Maybe i wasn't clear...
i put into 3rd manually when driving around town. then once i can do 50...then OD
otherwise she will go into OD way to early and the rpms drop down to 1k
once i'm at 50 the rpms drop down to 1500.

thatXJguy

My overdrive kicks in at 45 mph. I have stock gears (3.55s) and 33s.