I've been reading up on gears and trying to gather as much info as I can. Now my BIG concern is, Northridge is over 2 hours away. The majority of threads I've read said that you shouldn't drive over 50 mph until you have 500 miles on them, also to only drive for short periods of time to let the gears cool back down.

Now I don't want to go and spend $1,000+ and ruin the gears on the way home. Where I live there isn't anyone that does gears. Plus I really don't want to go to just any ol shop that doesn't know JK's.

Help? Will I be ok making that drive home or should I look and try to find somewhere closer to home.

Thanks.

 

Relax, you'll be fine. If there done right the installer will run them for a little while on the lift then take it for a ride to be sure all is good, then just drive it like a normal person for a 100 miles then you can beat the shit out of it.

 

See if you can drop the Jeep off at Northridge and ask them to keep it overnight. When they install the gears they'll test drive it to make sure there are no issues or excess noises. That would be one heat cycle. Have them drive it in the am the next day and that's two heat cycles. All you want to do is get the gears to develop a hard seat. Two heat cycles will pretty much do it. I manage a performance shop and that is what we advise our customers to do. Two heat cycles and you're good to go. No warranty returns yet..... knock on wood.

 

We dont drive the Jeeps up on the lifts. And you will be fine driving home.

We know you there wont be any issues with the install. Just like what Mdash said you just need to run it through a few heat cycles. We do one on the test drive and then you can can do one or two more on the way home that will work out jsut fine. No need to leave it overnight also .

 

Thanks guys! On my way home, how long should I let them cool down for each time?

So that 500 mile break in, is overkill? It takes me months to drive 500 miles. My town is only 5 miles wide or so and I live in the middle.

 

I'd stop for lunch 30 minutes or so. 500 miles is overkill don't worry about it. Enjoy!

 

First, stop for a beer in Bremerton. Then have another in Shelton. There's a good tavern at the Steamboat Island exit on 101. Next, go up Mud Bay Road before heading up Hwy 8 - great little bar right there on the tide flat. The bar is closed in Mcleary but you should be able to make it to Elma for one more. Now you have 5 cycles and will be good for the last leg home to Aberdeen, but who's counting at this point? Have fun. Enjoy the new gears!!!

 

With that plan..... Bring a DD. lol