I know the gear question has been brought up many times but need help in picking something that I know I will be happy with. I have an 08 2 door X 6 speed on 33s. I have 3.21 gears right now and its ok. I do plan on going with 35s so i know i will need 4.88 or 5.13. I will not be going with 35s until another year. The reason why i want to regear is because i tow a 1600lbs pop up. SO it really sucks to be in 3 gear trying to go up a hill and RPMS are at like 4000. i tow my pop up at least once a month to go camping. During the summer i tow maybe 2 times a month. So I guess the question is. Will going 4.88 and 35s give me better result than 33s and 3.21 when towing. or should i just wait it out until i get 35s and go with 5.13. I just see 4.88 doable with 33s but not 5.13s. any help will be great. I know i dont have any pics right now but just learning how to use the forum.

 

Hey man welcome.....Im know expert, but this is what I did. For several months I read and re-read every post there is on gears and there is alot of posts. So I threw out all posts and suggestions on who wanted to regear and only used the ones that acually regeared. I measured my tires and found the threads that matched my driving habits. Long short I went from 321 to 488s 4dr 6 sp and very happy. good luck and do your research.

I will tell you this....the 321s sucked!

 

I have a 2 door 6 speed with 4.88s and 35's(measure 34.2"). It will pull 800-900 pounds easily. I haven't had to try anything more than that. FYI, owner's manual says 1000 pounds is the max for 3.21 gears.

 

yeah i know another reason why i need to regear. lol I just got the pop up 6 months ago and the tires 2 months ago and i already want 35s. I though i was going to be happy but no. I think im gonna regear to 4.88 sell my 33s that only have 1500 mile on them and go with 35s. What is you guys MPG high way and city.

 

Choose your gears for the 99% of the time you are not towing, not the 1% of the time you are...

Plug some numbers into the RPM chart in the Drivetrain FAQ (use 'actual' tire heights, not mfg's specs)