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I'm running stock gearing on 35s I want to do 37s and regear both diffs. No idea what gears I need.

 

Gears should be bought before 35s. It's like buying a plate bumper before skids and sliders.

Eek, with MT and same setup I'm 13mpg winter, 15 summer.

 

529s. If only. Lulz in case you think I'm cereal.

 

Agreed. I got buddies that run the hardest trails an IFS on 35s can do and they don't run skids. Sliders yes but skids are whateva

 

Doing a $1500 mod for looks...

 

It is but which part are you referring to?

 

But it's so much more when you factor the added gas over time...lol.

 

For me it was a lot to go to 35's. Tires, gears, tubbing, cutting fenders, wheel spacers, etc. Adds up quick. Not to mention all the wear and tear maintenance items that go out much faster with the bigger tires. But I knew from the get go I wanted to run 35's because of the trails I run. Went straight from 32's to 35's. Granted you second gen's don't need to tub but you need a steep CMC and to cut the fenders usually.

 

True that. I just finished replacing all kinds of stupid little parts in the front end. I'm all about the real hard stuff. Solid axle is in my future.lol

 

Where do you get $1500 from? I need new tires anyway. And that's why I asked about not regearing, because I don't want to do that.

 

Hold on....checking @jberry813 's math.
Cooper STT Pros in 285/70/17 is $235 a tire.
5 Tires
235 x 5 ......
Carry the 1
That's $1175 in just tires
Mount/Road Force Balance at $20/tire...another 80


Yep, confirmed. @cynicalrider and @jberry813 are wrong...it's closer to $400 since I'm buying tires anyway

 

You need to install the geezer mod.

 

I drive slow most the time. 2k revs. I swear!

 

Regardless if you need tires or not, the amount of headaches that will come from the larger tires are significant. Could be anything from high trans temps/searching for gears/ blown diffs etc. It will add up if you wheel. If it's a street queen then MAYBE not but you are killing your MPG's for looks? It just doesn't make sense coming from someone who has a function > form mindset but hey you do you.

 

He became this guy ever since he got rid of the RDP:



RIP RDP.

You coming out to RT this year @jberry813?

 

This is some serious fucking shit we're talking about here, Ben.

 

ill try to remember next time im home. i found it on here though in a ug thread

yea 13. but i drive like an asshole

cant maintain speed half the time anyways in an auto without dropping a gear (which unlocks the converter which increases trans temps)

i havent blown anything up yet

trans temps are mild. not like i take it easy either