6 speed question
#11
JK Junkie
I have a brand new stock sport S with the 3.73 rear. I just got off the highway. My rpms are only about 2200 when cruising on level ground at 70mph in 6th gear. So if you are a 2300 in 5th gear I assume you must have the 3.21 gears. I absolutely love this jeep and I always use all the gears. I think the 3.73 is a great combo on the stock alloy wheels.
#12
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I use all six gears all the time. I have a '12 Rubicon and find that I can be doing 65-70 MPH in 6th and get to a hill and just put my foot in it and accelerate easily even as I climb the hill. Seventy MPH in 6th gear is running at about 2500 rpms it is a sweet combo. I would never consider an automatic in a true Jeep unless I was handicapped.
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JK Junkie
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I have 3.21 and use 6th gear all the time. If i need to accelerate then I'll downshift. Hell, I throw it in 6th and let it cruise at 1800-2200 RPM just to save gas. If i'm on a stretch of road that's 45mph, I'll do the speed limit in 6th and be running about 1700ish RPM and be fine.
Plus I'm averaging 18 city and 20-24 highway depending on the wind.
Only hills i hit are on bridges though.
Plus I'm averaging 18 city and 20-24 highway depending on the wind.
Only hills i hit are on bridges though.
#14
You guys are crazy....ok so I have the stock 255/75/17 SRA's and a 2012 six speed. I put it in 5th gear for anything over 35 MPH and 6th for 45 mph and up.......
I have 3.73's, no performance mods, and I'm 5000 miles in.
I have 3.73's, no performance mods, and I'm 5000 miles in.
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Originally Posted by MrDillClinton
You guys are crazy....ok so I have the stock 255/75/17 SRA's and a 2012 six speed. I put it in 5th gear for anything over 35 MPH and 6th for 45 mph and up.......
I have 3.73's, no performance mods, and I'm 5000 miles in.
I have 3.73's, no performance mods, and I'm 5000 miles in.
#16
JK Junkie
With the 2012 having 3.73 gears I find this to be approximately true when driving very conservative: 1st gear up to around 10mph, 2nd gear 20, 3rd gear 30, 4th gear 40, 5th gear 50 and 6th gear 60+. Of course there are exceptions and variables but this is what I see for example if I am trying hard to conserve fuel, or if I have the dog in the back and need to not jerk the jeep around with higher rpm's.
#17
it doesnt matter what size of a hill honestly, it can be a 170 degree angled hill and ill slowly watch my rpms drop, and eventually lug. Im starting to wonder if perhaps my clutch might be slipping slightly. Sometimes when shifting into a higher gear the engagement seems delay.. its engaged but not accelerating and then suddenly it starts pulling. This is my first wrangler every with a 6 speed.. so bare with me!