TJ Rubicon question...

[AKMark]

Just found this thread... Anyone else do this?

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/showthread.php?t=346

My best friend did this. Works great. He had the six-speed and comparing the two, the six speed is setup so that you could easily run 35's without regearing. It's got a super slow crawl and was decent for everyday driving.

The auto I drove didn't seem to want to stay slow enough for my tastes, I had to ride the brakes hard to keep it slowed down in low. The auto also seemed to be perfect as far as gearing goes for the 31's that were on it from the factory. I wouldn't put 35's on it without regearing and you've heard about the regearing issues with these.


After driving both on the test ground Steve Christy Chrysler Jeep had, I wouldn't waste my time with the auto, plus with the dependability of Chrysler auto's, it won't last long if you use it. The 6-speed is made out of house and should hold up fine to aggressive off roading.

I know of a guy who's running 37's on his Rubicon Unlimited with stock gears in the axles and the six speed. He says yes he lost acceleration, but he can still hold 80 mph without flooring it in sixth gear. The 6-speeds are overgeared for the 31's as I mentioned earlier.

My favorite LJ on 37" Irok's with a 6" long arm and 1" body lift.



If I were to get one, it would eventually have to look like that.