Looking to regear the XJ
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Looking to regear the XJ
I have a few questions regarding regearing my XJ. I have a 98 XJ limited 4.0L, auto with 4.5 inch lift and currently running 32's. I have the HP Dana 30 and the Chrysler 8.25. I was doing some reading about gear swaps and found a few things I was curious about.
1) I recently discovered that the carrier needs switched on the Dana 30 if it has 3.55 gears. I have a XJ limited and do not know if that is the gear ratio, how do I find out?
2) I'm looking to go the cheapest route, so I will probably find a carrier at the junkyard. I read that YJ's with 3.73 gears have the carrier I need. What other vehicles will have a carrier that I can swap into mine?
3) I am buying tires soon, so I was also curious what size would be better for the 4.56 gears that will be swapped in the future. I am down to BFG km2's 33x10.5 or cooper discoverer 32x11.5. I am choosing between these because I don't want to go to wider since I don't plan on trimming fenders.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks
1) I recently discovered that the carrier needs switched on the Dana 30 if it has 3.55 gears. I have a XJ limited and do not know if that is the gear ratio, how do I find out?
2) I'm looking to go the cheapest route, so I will probably find a carrier at the junkyard. I read that YJ's with 3.73 gears have the carrier I need. What other vehicles will have a carrier that I can swap into mine?
3) I am buying tires soon, so I was also curious what size would be better for the 4.56 gears that will be swapped in the future. I am down to BFG km2's 33x10.5 or cooper discoverer 32x11.5. I am choosing between these because I don't want to go to wider since I don't plan on trimming fenders.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks
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I have a few questions regarding regearing my XJ. I have a 98 XJ limited 4.0L, auto with 4.5 inch lift and currently running 32's. I have the HP Dana 30 and the Chrysler 8.25. I was doing some reading about gear swaps and found a few things I was curious about.
1) I recently discovered that the carrier needs switched on the Dana 30 if it has 3.55 gears. I have a XJ limited and do not know if that is the gear ratio, how do I find out?
2) I'm looking to go the cheapest route, so I will probably find a carrier at the junkyard. I read that YJ's with 3.73 gears have the carrier I need. What other vehicles will have a carrier that I can swap into mine?
3) I am buying tires soon, so I was also curious what size would be better for the 4.56 gears that will be swapped in the future. I am down to BFG km2's 33x10.5 or cooper discoverer 32x11.5. I am choosing between these because I don't want to go to wider since I don't plan on trimming fenders.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks
1) I recently discovered that the carrier needs switched on the Dana 30 if it has 3.55 gears. I have a XJ limited and do not know if that is the gear ratio, how do I find out?
2) I'm looking to go the cheapest route, so I will probably find a carrier at the junkyard. I read that YJ's with 3.73 gears have the carrier I need. What other vehicles will have a carrier that I can swap into mine?
3) I am buying tires soon, so I was also curious what size would be better for the 4.56 gears that will be swapped in the future. I am down to BFG km2's 33x10.5 or cooper discoverer 32x11.5. I am choosing between these because I don't want to go to wider since I don't plan on trimming fenders.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks
2. No clue
3. from what i've read if you go 33 you'll want 4.88's, 32 you'll want 4.56...but i'm sure I could be mistaken, so others will have to comfirm or debunk my findings LOL
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1. Take your VIN to a Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep dealership and tell them you want the printout of the build sheet from the factory.
2. No clue
3. from what i've read if you go 33 you'll want 4.88's, 32 you'll want 4.56...but i'm sure I could be mistaken, so others will have to comfirm or debunk my findings LOL
2. No clue
3. from what i've read if you go 33 you'll want 4.88's, 32 you'll want 4.56...but i'm sure I could be mistaken, so others will have to comfirm or debunk my findings LOL
Most of what I've been reading, people say that if you go 33's, you'll want 4.56's at least, and 4.88s are good for 35s but the pinion for the D30 on 4.88s is very small. I have no experience with either but was planning on going with 4.56's with my 35's when I get them.
I think it's pretty safe to say you have 3.55s if you have an automatic. 3.07's if you are manual. Also, this is the first I've heard that a D30 with 3.55's will need a new carrier with a gear change. Can anyone else confirm that?
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I do plan on doing some off roading, but I was under the impression that I would not have to trim the fenders if I added the proper amount to the bumpstops. Will that not work?
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Man, now you're testing my memory. I cannot who posted it. It was posted just a couple of weeks ago. I think it's from quadratec.
What are your RPM's at say 65mph?
What are your RPM's at say 65mph?
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