I know a regear is in my future. 33's with 3.73's and five speed. Fifth gear is pretty much useless unless the road is dead flat or I am doing 80mph... which I never do.
Seams 4.88's is what the interweb says I should have but I don't want to drop two grande without the ability to test the gearing. What do most of you do? Do you just trust what the internet says? There is one Rubicon in my neighborhood, owned by a young girl who is very unapproachable. Tried to chat with her about her Trektop and she wasn't engaging at all. Asking for a test drive would be useless... plus she has an otherwise stock Rubi with what look like 32's. If she didn't regear it should have 4.10's right?
I know a regear is in my future. 33's with 3.73's and five speed. Fifth gear is pretty much useless unless the road is dead flat or I am doing 80mph... which I never do.
Seams 4.88's is what the interweb says I should have but I don't want to drop two grande without the ability to test the gearing. What do most of you do? Do you just trust what the internet says? There is one Rubicon in my neighborhood, owned by a young girl who is very unapproachable. Tried to chat with her about her Trektop and she wasn't engaging at all. Asking for a test drive would be useless... plus she has an otherwise stock Rubi with what look like 32's. If she didn't regear it should have 4.10's right?
Playing with the calculator, dropping down to a 215/75r15 (~27") gets you to close to what a 4.56 and 33" tire would feel like. I believe that's the smallest factory size tire, so going even smaller to see what 4.88 and 33" would be like may be tough, I believe 4x4.5 is a common bolt pattern so maybe not. It should give you a good idea regardless. You'll know if you need more oomph on the highway or if you feel like you are shifting gears too soon.