What gear ratio should I go with?

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I have a 2004 Rubicon 5 speed manual NV3550 with 285/75/R16 tires. I want to re gear soon, not real sure what to go with
 
JRUBIC0N said:
I have a 2004 Rubicon 5 speed manual NV3550 with 285/75/R16 tires. I want to re gear soon, not real sure what to go with
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That's essentially a 33" tire and 4.56 is the usual recommendation for that size when you have the NV3550. If you think you might get to 35's I'd strongly consider going right to 4.88. Your Rubicon should already have 4.10 gearing so going to 4.56 wouldn't be much of a change.
 
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Jerry Bransford said:
That's essentially a 33" tire and 4.56 is the usual recommendation for that size when you have the NV3550. If you think you might get to 35's I'd strongly consider going right to 4.88. Your Rubicon should already have 4.10 gearing so going to 4.56 wouldn't be much of a change.
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I'd go with 4.56, or even 4.88 if you wanted a little more out of it. Going from 4.10 to 4.56, you won't notice that much of a difference in all honesty. However, it's still probably the ideal gear ratio unless you like it a little more extreme, in which case I would go with 4.88.
 
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Chris said:
I'd go with 4.56, or even 4.88 if you wanted a little more out of it. Going from 4.10 to 4.56, you won't notice that much of a difference in all honesty. However, it's still probably the ideal gear ratio unless you like it a little more extreme, in which case I would go with 4.88.
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If for some reason I decide to stay with 33's would the 4.88 gears be ok with that tire size. I don't rock crawl, when I off road it's mostly mild to moderate trails
 
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