i noticed this weekend wheelin that 1st gear was useless i use second and up the whole time. any one else do this. i have an 07 x with 410

 

1st is crawl... mostly used for rock climbs/descents.

i rarely use it.

 

ya in 4 lo I rarely use it. With my 3.21's it is 3rd for most trails.

 

I use 1st on steep descents and crawling through stuff like this




for stuff like this I use 2nd thru 4th depending how fast we are traveling through an area.

 

3rd with a 6spd or Auto?

3rd gear seems a bit fast...

 

Yeah in 4Lo I could see that.

That's one nice looking rock garden you got out there!

 

On a Rubicon, 1st is crawling only, second is light crawling, 3rd is slow trail ride, 4th trail ride, 5th faster trail ride, 6th use 2wd or 4 hi

 

I can accept that. A Rubi with 4.10's and a 4:1 tcase and 6spd in 3rd... drive ratio is 28.2:1.

I've never wheeled a JK before so when you're talking about which gear you use on the trail, I have to compare to the gear I used in my truck... sorry, a Ranger. She's gone now, though. She had to go to make room for the JK that I could use to haul all 5 of my family in style.

Anyway, my truck in 2nd gear with 4.56's and 2.48:1 tcase... drive ratio was 24.9:1. That's fairly close and I can assume it'd be pretty similar speed.

A JK with 3.21's, 2.72:1 tcase, and 3rd gear (6spd)... drive ratio would be.... 15:1. That's ALOT different than 25:1 or 28:1. I think I'd be using 1st and 2nd alot more if I had 3.21's.

 

Hey sorry to be off topic, but how did you like going from the stock springs to the rubi 4 dr springs? I am swapping out a set this weekend, same thing, X with 3.21's. I use first a lot for going up and down sharp hills, tricky passes, but if it is open country, yep 2nd or third is the way to go. Personally I like places that take 4lo and 1st to get through, those are the most fun, and I love all the available torque with all that gearing!

 

4Lo 2nd gear

This first one shows what it looked like before i did it and the guy before me has a 2000 TJ with 35's