What was done to your JK this week?
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Ward, AR
Thanks! Well I had 3 choices in my opinion. 456,488,513. I talked to the guy who was doing it at Appalachian OffRoad in Westminster who has done and been around a lot of Jeeps. He recommended the 488. It's gonna deliver better on trail then 456 with the current setup. The RPMs weren't going to be much different at 70 MPH and it gives me some room to still go 37s if I want. While I think 513 is also a good choice if you're gonna go 37s and 40s I think it's too much for 35s. I've noticed tht on hills I'm not constantly downshifting to 5th and I can now use 6th gear. Hope that helps.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Frederick, MD
100% agree. Mine is more of a DD w/offroading 1 time a month currently. I haven't driven a 513 but i know I cycle thru 1st n 2nd quickly w/the 488s. Again like Lobster said I guess it depends on what your truly re-gearing for. Not a ton of places to rock crawl here and even so I think for my purposes 488s were the way to go but depending on where you can get out maybe 513 is the way to go. I know that 513 on 35s has got to run slightly on the high side like Lobster said but most of us didnt buy Jeeps for good gas milage, haha.
Last edited by Bootman83; Jun 6, 2013 at 04:26 PM.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Friendswood,Tx
And here I am wondering why my stock tires and 3:21 gears are getting 16.5mph at 65 and 15mpg highway at 75. Not that I care much.....just got me curious. I didn't buy it for fuel economy.
It WILL get worse as the years go buy. MooHahaha
It WILL get worse as the years go buy. MooHahaha
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Covington, LA
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Ward, AR
Man it's awesome! I live about an hour and a half from there, I don't make it over there as much as I would like to but it's well worth it every time! I find a weakness in my rig every time so of course it's more money! Hit me up when you make the trip, There's always a bunch of us ready to go!
JK Freak
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Auburn Hills, MI
Touched up the bedlined edges of my fender flares; installed a backup light; and installed a 2 gallon air tank, namely to help keep my arb compressor from cycling so often out on the trails.
