Okay guys I'm going to throw this out there and I don't want anyone to get the idea that I think I'm the Forum police.
I have seen more threads about regearing where people just get absolutely ridiculously set in their position about what needs to be done, and most of these are people that do this have probably never even geared an Erector set.
Recently we had one where someone was treated like someone's whipping boy ...it was totally uncalled for. Squatch really responded tactfully.
You can talk all day long about RPM and highway speed and what the gear ratio should be for these vehicles. You can consult any website you want to consult.
At the end of the day that is all academic.
There are just a handful of viable gear ratios available and applicable for these Jeeps.
Pick the gear ratio that is close to right for your tire size and transmission and you will be just fine. You can argue about it until you're blue in the face but what those gears do once they're installed in your differential is all that's going to matter... If you want to get really down to the nitty-gritty... Tire manufacturers vary so much in the actual height of the tire that you're not going to nail all of it on the head, but if you regear and do what's generally recommended in ratios , it is fantastic .
I know there are a lot of smart guys on here , and I understand satisfying your intellect , but at the end of the day , its installing the gears in the Jeep that gets it done .
My point in all this is this: you can absolutely use quantum physics if you want to , or you can do about what Chris and Jerry and Rob recommend , and get the same results with a lot less drama .
So cheers to @Squatch for showing class when someone else showed something else , and to the experts on here worth listening to.
Be glad we have them.
I have seen more threads about regearing where people just get absolutely ridiculously set in their position about what needs to be done, and most of these are people that do this have probably never even geared an Erector set.
Recently we had one where someone was treated like someone's whipping boy ...it was totally uncalled for. Squatch really responded tactfully.
You can talk all day long about RPM and highway speed and what the gear ratio should be for these vehicles. You can consult any website you want to consult.
At the end of the day that is all academic.
There are just a handful of viable gear ratios available and applicable for these Jeeps.
Pick the gear ratio that is close to right for your tire size and transmission and you will be just fine. You can argue about it until you're blue in the face but what those gears do once they're installed in your differential is all that's going to matter... If you want to get really down to the nitty-gritty... Tire manufacturers vary so much in the actual height of the tire that you're not going to nail all of it on the head, but if you regear and do what's generally recommended in ratios , it is fantastic .
I know there are a lot of smart guys on here , and I understand satisfying your intellect , but at the end of the day , its installing the gears in the Jeep that gets it done .
My point in all this is this: you can absolutely use quantum physics if you want to , or you can do about what Chris and Jerry and Rob recommend , and get the same results with a lot less drama .
So cheers to @Squatch for showing class when someone else showed something else , and to the experts on here worth listening to.
Be glad we have them.
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