Maddawg's Madness /starting a make-over.

[Maddawg]

35's and standard gearing is NOT a "No Go" IMO...



I've been driving on 35's for approx 3 years with the OEM diffs...including Moab twice.

Yes, there are changes to acceleration and shift points...
....and your speedo will read under.

But its perfectly do-able with a little driver modification!!

The 4.77's are difficult to find...but not impossible.
I have found two matched sets in the past 1.5 years......with help from friends here
and also a simple " 4.77's Wanted" post over at the Planet.

I blew the back one up from the original set immediately ( bad seal)....
.......hence searched for a replacement set.

I will be putting the 4.77's on with my 35's...but its more because I got a set with Aussie Lockers front and back...than a gearing issue for me.

Why not start a search now for the 4.77's....go with 35's....
....and swap out the OEM diffs when ya find the 4.77's?

Just a thought ....

And ....a body lift is not required for 35's...given some grinding and hammering.
Plus..no body lift helps keep Center of Gravity lower.



Jo

Thanks for the tip Jo! This is really good feedback. BTW, I never heard of the Planet. I'll see if I can find it. Can you tell me what to expect price wise for the 4.77's, just a ball park number. You can PM me if you dont want to mention it here. I was measuring my tire clearance at the back and with 33's I will need to put the hated rear bump stops back on. (They've already been cut, but they were bottoming out so I took them off. With the 35's and no body lift I will have to put the Energy full size stops back on. Then the hard ride returns. Damned if I do and damned if I don't.