4 month plan, 4.5 with 35's

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Feb 18, 2012 | 10:49 PM

#31

XJ?2010

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if you play on the rocks get a 8" wide rim or your gonna be rubbing your rims on everything. Other than that it sounds like a good plan 4.88's is pretty tall Im already at 2750 going 70 so 4.88's will be even higher

Feb 19, 2012 | 10:42 AM

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Sean1125

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Your going to need to do quite a bit of trimming and wheel spacers to accomodate those 35's. I just bought the 6.5" RC lift and I have to trim a bit if I want to run 35's

Feb 19, 2012 | 09:35 PM

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aab92

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Originally Posted by Rock Toy

4.88s are what I'm running with an AX15 and 35x12.5 r15s works good, plenty of power and pretty good mileage.

Both, if you plan on using the Jeep for wheeling.

Hey ah Im looking upgradeing to 35 and cant figure out if i should go with 4.56 or 4.88 gears. what kind of mpg are you getting with the 4.88? thanks

Feb 20, 2012 | 12:59 PM

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Rock Toy

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Originally Posted by aab92

Hey ah Im looking upgradeing to 35 and cant figure out if i should go with 4.56 or 4.88 gears. what kind of mpg are you getting with the 4.88? thanks

My Cherokee isn't my DD so I don't do lots of highway driving and I usually go wheeling a couple of times a week so maybe 25-35% of my miles are on trails and in 4 WD high and low ranges, so for me 10-13.6 MPG is pretty good.
The best I've gotten with 4.88s and 35s was 15.3, but that was all on pavement driving with maybe 50% on the highway. ( Also I don't drive over 65 MPH in a lifted rig running 35 inch tires. )