spw4646

No. I drive 100 miles a day at a minimum. I don't mind shifting gears and I'm still getting 18mpg. Forgot to mention I have a 1" body lift also.

Mark Doiron

You probably will, but the only reason I mentioned that before was if he's paying for labor to pull and reinstall the balljoints for the gusset welding (some weldors will insist, others won't), then he may as well put decent ones back in and be done with the labor charges. For someone willing to do the work on their own, yeah, just wait for them to get worn. Probably won't be too long of a wait, especially for a '12 that has a few miles on it.

sea bass

Wow - that's gotta suck. I had 35’s with 3.73's for about a year before regearing. Hated it offroad and rarely ever used 6th gear unless going downhill.

That was with a 3.8 tho.

suicideking

You'll definintely want gears either before you do the wheels, or at the same time. Most would say 5.13 is ideal for 37's, but don't think you'll want to go that low because of the ring and pinion size limits on a D30. May want to stick with 4.88 which won't be bad. If you're front DS is stock, swap that out too. I'd also do the gussets. As mentioned, you will definitely want to do the ball joints, I'd go with the Synergy.

37's on a D30 will definitely be pushing it, even for just a street rig.

Other stuff you will eventually want to get to -- drag link flip kit, larger brakes.

gottabeHUGE

For sure going to do gears. Really looking to keep the acceleration right now and possibly improve gas mileage while also being able to drive on the highway. A guy I work with has a 4 car garage that he does nothing but work on cars in. Has everything needed to build up the jeep including gears.