4.88 or 5.13 on a Automatic
JK Enthusiast
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Originally Posted by russcox1
Yeah i have a 2 door X, and the 4.88's are fine with the 35's,, but on a 4 door I might have went with 5.13's just because of the extra weight. I was getting like 13mpg with the 3.73's with 35's before the regear ,, now i'm getting like 17
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I had 4.10 when I first had lift and 37's installed, switched to 5.13 and my mpg stayed about the same. I have not seen over average 16-17 mpg with 5.13 on a 4 door Sahara on the good days, then the rest is more like 14-15mpg
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Originally Posted by captjay
keep in mind that mpg also depends on your driving habits, conditions, hwy/interstate vs city, etc...
I had 4.10 when I first had lift and 37's installed, switched to 5.13 and my mpg stayed about the same. I have not seen over average 16-17 mpg with 5.13 on a 4 door Sahara on the good days, then the rest is more like 14-15mpg
JK Freak
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Bingo! Like I said before, your mileage may vary (literally)!
keep in mind that mpg also depends on your driving habits, conditions, hwy/interstate vs city, etc...
I had 4.10 when I first had lift and 37's installed, switched to 5.13 and my mpg stayed about the same. I have not seen over average 16-17 mpg with 5.13 on a 4 door Sahara on the good days, then the rest is more like 14-15mpg
I had 4.10 when I first had lift and 37's installed, switched to 5.13 and my mpg stayed about the same. I have not seen over average 16-17 mpg with 5.13 on a 4 door Sahara on the good days, then the rest is more like 14-15mpg
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From: joplin, mo