most people that dont go for the deeper set, end up saying they wish they had gone for the deeper set. jes sayin

 

Newer generation tires are more true to size. Your new 33's may be almost as big as old 35's.

 

When looking for tires I always check the specs for the true height and the true center section width. I've seen 12.5 center section widths as low as 12.1 and as wide as 13.0, the same goes for height.

An AX15 works just fine with 4.88s running 35s.

 

so what is so wrong with 4.56 gears with 35's that is almost stock ratio

 

i drive more around town and on back roads i dont do a lot of highway driveing

 

That's might be true and also my xj carry alot of weight.

 

nothing... this is a general rule though... everybody has a different opinion and a different setup... who needs 4.56 gears when you got a 454 ya know... just depends on what you got... this chart id say is for your stock setup give or take a lil bit...

 

Xjjeeper,
The main thing is that chart is for a 1 to 1 gear ratio. if you use that chart multiply by your OD ratio. .75 for the AW4 and .79 for the AX15.

The stock gear ratio doesn't take the extra drag from the height of the lift or the extra rolling resistance of going from a tire around 28.3 inches in height to 34.8 for a 35 inch tall tire. So you will need a ratio that is numerically higher to get the power needed to maintain the feeling of your stock gearing.

Not sure I explained this so you can understand what I'm trying to state about the need to go deeper than a ratio equivalent to the stock ratio. So here are the numbers for the gears I'm running.

65mph x 4.88 diff ratio x 336 x .79 OD ratio for AX15 / 34.8 height of my KM2s = 2419 rpms at 65 mph
About perfect for a DD and dam good for wheeling.