Very helpful comments bigrig, I like your experience with the jeep also. My mate has a new 2010 Wrangler rubicon and that thing crawls everywhere, I will have to find out what the final drive ratio of that is and something like that would be sweet. I was wheeling today, had to slip the clutch twice but I rekon it would of been fine If it was 1 gear lower which I assume would be around 43%, not 2 gears lower like 81%
Too easy mate - ours is a Rubicon also - 2.66:1 low range ratio - as you said, it dead set crawls!! Good luck with it either way mate.Originally Posted by GUte
Cheers bigrig, that really puts things into perspective for me.
Last time I was wheeling with him he was cruising in 5th for most of the low range work that we did where I was using 3rd (flat water crossings/some mud)
His is a white 2 door, apparently only one, or one of a couple in Australia. Had to wait a fair while to get it, love the factory diff locks on them!
Anyway thats enough jeep!! haha
They need the difflocks to cater for the lack of height and lack of wheel travel (standard) !!! Without them, they'd be taking the chicken track more often than not!! LOLCheers bigrig, that really puts things into perspective for me.
Last time I was wheeling with him he was cruising in 5th for most of the low range work that we did where I was using 3rd (flat water crossings/some mud)
His is a white 2 door, apparently only one, or one of a couple in Australia. Had to wait a fair while to get it, love the factory diff locks on them!
Anyway thats enough jeep!! haha
Your not wrong haha! He wants to spend 10 k on it before the rains start over here, lift, rims and 35's, diff gears. Thats an expensive way to have fun offroad!
Looking at the Wrangler manual, it seems the low range ratio is 4:1! With a final drive ratio of 73:1, where my patrol with 85% reduction fitted will be 3.743:1 and a final drive of 65.56:1
Factory ratios are 2.02:1 and 35.38:1
http://www.offroaders.com/tech/jeep/...ew-Offroad.htm
May have to ask him to take me for a drive in it and go from there
Well, after bulk research and constant mind changing I just placed an order for the 43% reduction gears.
Went wheeling yesterday and there were only 2 times I needed to ride the clutch to get things moving .
Received some advice from Elliot (marks 4wd) and also read a post from a gq comp truck owner who installed 85% reduction and runs 42" tyre. Perfect for his current setup but the first few gears were pretty much useless when running 37's.
Getting install quotes now as Im not confident in doing the whole thing myself, I can take the case out though so that should work out cheaper, ill just weigh it all up.
If anybody knows someone in perth that they recommend, please do so!
Last edited by GUte; 4th April 2011 at 03:52 PM.
Look forward to hearing how she goes after the reduction gears are fitted, been thinkin of all options as you have!
IF YA DONT GET STUCK YA AINT TRYIN HARD ENOUGH........OR YA TOOK THE CHICKEN TRACK
WARNING: TOWBALLS USED WITH SNATCHSTRAPS DO KILL!!
Will do growler!
If i had an automatic I would have chosen the 85% reduction as the manuals first gear is lower and autos suffer from running away downhill a lot more than manuals.
Will keep this thread updated
Cheers mate, its a way off for me yet need lockers, turbo wait for my near new 33's to wear out and replace with 35's and on and on and on but good to fill the grey matter up with as much info as it will handle till then
IF YA DONT GET STUCK YA AINT TRYIN HARD ENOUGH........OR YA TOOK THE CHICKEN TRACK
WARNING: TOWBALLS USED WITH SNATCHSTRAPS DO KILL!!
I kept saying that too but ive only had it for 5 months now and doing them already!
I would defiantly get the locker first, makes a HUGE difference and no amount of low range can really help a open front diff! Also, I never really noticed the low range gearing issue till the locker went in, the vastly greater traction the vehicle has once they go in really plays havoc with the low down torque when climbing hills etc. You just think its fine with open diffs and they just spin, you go nowhere while not noticing the lack of low gearing
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
