I sold my 2000 2.5L manual and purchased a fully decked (cosmetic stuff ) 2000 4.0L auto (I wanted a manual, but my wife now can also drive it and it has the inline 6 I wanted) Looks like the previous owner keep it in good shape but only did cosmetic changes, like road armor front and rear bumper, warn winch, painted the hardtop to match the body, new Corbeau seats rear and back, and 35"s
So I took it for a drive the other day and I hit a hill and the poor thing could not go up, I felt like getting off and pushing it. After cleaning the Dana covers seems that is geared at 3.07 front and back, which I think it's the reason it can't crawl uphill.
Looks like my first mod will be to re-gear, and after doing some research seems that I might want to go to 4.88 or higher if I want to tow a small teardrop trailer. Do you have any recommendations on gearing at 4.88 or should I go to 5.13 ?
The rear is a Dana 35 and front a Dana 30
Thank you
So I took it for a drive the other day and I hit a hill and the poor thing could not go up, I felt like getting off and pushing it. After cleaning the Dana covers seems that is geared at 3.07 front and back, which I think it's the reason it can't crawl uphill.
Looks like my first mod will be to re-gear, and after doing some research seems that I might want to go to 4.88 or higher if I want to tow a small teardrop trailer. Do you have any recommendations on gearing at 4.88 or should I go to 5.13 ?
The rear is a Dana 35 and front a Dana 30
Thank you