How many people here are actually running 3.73 gears and 35" tires?

I'm about to buy 35" KM2's and want to know how long I can get by with stock gears: not at all, 3 months, 6 months?

When my jeep goes into the shop I want to take care of a few things at once (gears, dif covers, c gussets, lca skids, axel sleeve). I'll need about 3 months to save.

In that time I will not be offroad, i'll be driving a max of 60 mph on super flat highways to and from work (30 miles a day).

 

For 3 months sure......but I had 33's and 3.73's and hated it. I could not live with 35's.

 

I'm in the same boat you are! I got 3.73's but will be doing the re-gear months after the lift and tire installation. I've heard MANY different opinions on this.... A few don't mind/care to re-gear... Others like the one above could not stand it....I think it's all about the way you drive and your local geography


2011 JKU black , all stock

 

I did it for a couple of months and it didn't bother me at all. I also find myself just accepting that the jk is slow anyway so I've developed some patience with driving it. I,m at about 3500 feet, I think at higher elevation it might bother me a little but I did takee one trip p to a little over 9000 feet and it did fine.

 

You can go as long as you can stand it. I got my 35's when I had 4:10's and couldn't deal with the loss of power I had to upgrade to 5:13's and love it.

 

3.73's with 35 inch KM2's.

 

I've got about a year on 35's and 3.73's but i'm also running a superchips which makes a HUGE difference. On flat road it will stay in overdrive but as soon as i get a slight incline it downshifts. I drive a straight a way to work 17 miles each way and i'm getting about 18 mpg. Its liveable for a while but i plan on adding gussets and axle sleeves in the future then regearing.

 

I have no problem with mine. I do have a stick, and the only thing i have to deal with is when im on the interstate. And i come to a hill i have to down shift out of sixth. I dont plan on re-gearing for awhile. I have other things i want to do first. But i do think it has a lot to do with what tire u have to. Some r heavier than others.

Im on 315/70/17 duratracs

 

My 6speed 3.73 is doing fine with 35 duratracs. Getting about 17.5 mpg too!

Could not imagine it on the 4speed auto...

 

I'm at about sea level. No joke, I live on the coast of the gulf of Mexico. Flat as a board.