gheller
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I love everything about my 17 Willys W 6spd. Its my DD and occasionally will see some light off road but no serious rock crawling. (yet)
The one thing that I feel could use improvement is torque. I have 3:73 gearing and Cooper SST Pros 32" tires and i find i never use 6th gear beacuse at 75mph the wind resistance seems to be too much for the torque at 6th gear. Its like i have to press the skinny pedal down at least halfway to maintain 75mph. I roll in 5th gear, and at 70-75mph I'm at about 2600rpm and that feels fine. Also, when plowing through some deep snow, epsecially when parking, i am slipping the clutch alot to control torque and wheel spin. I feel like a gear ratio of 4:10-4:56 would be perfect.
So, with that background info in mind, what are your suggestions?
I'm thinking of just regearing both stock axles to 4:56.
I've also been looking into the Ultimate Dana Spicer 44 Front Axle assembly 10010520 which comes with Redesigned and thicker brackets Spicer® chromoly axle shafts Spicer Life Series® (SPL®) 1350 u-joints with triple lip seals and full-circle clips.
This axle would cost me about 3800.00 including shipping.
Description:
Fits 2007 to 2016 JK Wrangler, Rubicon and Unlimited 2 and 4-door models 4.56 Genuine Spicer® Gears 5/16" thick axle tubes for improved strength, rigidity and durability Redesigned and thicker brackets Spicer® chromoly axle shafts Spicer Life Series® (SPL®) 1350 u-joints with triple lip seals and full-circle clips Performance differential cover and Spicer® performance gasket Open differential - no locker included Improved caster angle and pinion angle optimized for lifted Jeeps Increased gross axle weight rating Dana recommends using military tested and approved 75W-140 synthetic lube (not included)
So, for my needs would I be better off just regearing my stock axles or going with an upgraded front axle as well?
I'm willing to spend between $3-5000.00 (including labor) but I would go as much as 8K if it would prove to be a smart buy.
This move would happen likely in the summer or fall of 2017 but I'd like to start learning about my options well before.
The one thing that I feel could use improvement is torque. I have 3:73 gearing and Cooper SST Pros 32" tires and i find i never use 6th gear beacuse at 75mph the wind resistance seems to be too much for the torque at 6th gear. Its like i have to press the skinny pedal down at least halfway to maintain 75mph. I roll in 5th gear, and at 70-75mph I'm at about 2600rpm and that feels fine. Also, when plowing through some deep snow, epsecially when parking, i am slipping the clutch alot to control torque and wheel spin. I feel like a gear ratio of 4:10-4:56 would be perfect.
So, with that background info in mind, what are your suggestions?
I'm thinking of just regearing both stock axles to 4:56.
I've also been looking into the Ultimate Dana Spicer 44 Front Axle assembly 10010520 which comes with Redesigned and thicker brackets Spicer® chromoly axle shafts Spicer Life Series® (SPL®) 1350 u-joints with triple lip seals and full-circle clips.
This axle would cost me about 3800.00 including shipping.
Description:
Fits 2007 to 2016 JK Wrangler, Rubicon and Unlimited 2 and 4-door models 4.56 Genuine Spicer® Gears 5/16" thick axle tubes for improved strength, rigidity and durability Redesigned and thicker brackets Spicer® chromoly axle shafts Spicer Life Series® (SPL®) 1350 u-joints with triple lip seals and full-circle clips Performance differential cover and Spicer® performance gasket Open differential - no locker included Improved caster angle and pinion angle optimized for lifted Jeeps Increased gross axle weight rating Dana recommends using military tested and approved 75W-140 synthetic lube (not included)
So, for my needs would I be better off just regearing my stock axles or going with an upgraded front axle as well?
I'm willing to spend between $3-5000.00 (including labor) but I would go as much as 8K if it would prove to be a smart buy.
This move would happen likely in the summer or fall of 2017 but I'd like to start learning about my options well before.