Regear worth doing?

Fair enough.. A forum is just an opinion and fact or fiction everyone has one. I’m not trying to stir the sauce and now we are not on topic. I was on another thread about fuel injectors mudbug made a remark about after something I said then same thing on this one... don’t know if he’s trolling but I’m gonna let it go. I think this tread has been beat to death now but take a look at some Jeep gear charts online and they give you the rpm to gear and tire size ratio.

 

I appreciate the advice from @mudbug85603 and @SmittyJeeper on multiple topics as I become more informed. On my 3.6 JK I probably debated myself between 4.56 vs 4.88 all day long but at the end-of-the-day both would be better than OEM when I bump up the tire sizes on my DD/weekend warrior. The gear charts can point me in the right direction for my build and expectations but nothing trumps experience shared here.
Heres me debating myself....LOL

 

I'm subbed. .

Edit. For what it's worth. Looking to learn. Which is why I sub and follow threads like these.
I'm running 35s. And according to my build sheet. I have 3.73s in my 16 JK. And I'm getting 19 to the gallon. Yes, I've recalibrated with a Super Chip. And honestly, I do question if I really am running 3.73s. When I ran 33s. Didn't lose mpgs on the highway from the stock 265/ 16s. . 20 plus consistently . And now, can't complain with 35s and 19 per.

Just my Jeep. Your experience and results may vary. Just sayin. Lol

 

@aggrex.
Buy the way. I argue with myself all the time. But I don't need a mirror to know who Im arguing with. I know it's me. Lol. So do you like agg....ok....not goin there. Lol.
Ok....one down. One to go. @chris4x4. Just a heads up. The light brow comments. Hey guys come on. You should know me better than that by now. Chris4x4....

 

No bud, not trolling at all. You made statements on the fuel injector thread I asked a couple of questions which you never answered, same with this thread

Try not to take everything so personal, We bounce ideas off of one another in these forums to try and learn from each others experiences. No one knows everything and my experiences are likely a lot different than yours. I do though try to refrain from making blanket statements with out all the facts. Instead giving food for thought and the resources for the OP to help figure it out.

Have always been told that a lunchbox lockers such as the Spartan, Aussie, Lockright, so on isn't a good thing on something with a short wheelbase like a TJ, The torque steer and the fact that the ratcheting characteristics of the lunchbox can make for a undesirable drive on road. If someone lives where snow nd ice are a concern lunchbox in the rear is a bad idea. Now an open diff, a Eaton Truetrac, a selectable locker or a Detroit are desirable in the rear. A lunchbox in the front diff is just fine

With a 4 banger and 33's with a manual trans, really 4.88 would be my choice, actually in the area I live 5.13 in my SE works great.

 

@mudbug85603 You are correct about the Lockers being dangerous in icy conditions. In Houston we get Ice once every 20 years or so and it melts by noon time. Up north I have heard that lockers are bad in the ice period; whether it is a detroit or lunchbox front or rear. I have been playing around a lot with The Spartan, I.E. taking it apart putting it back together, and have installed 2 on friends jeeps. I really like the design. We will see how they hold up to some pretty tough wheeling. One jeep has 33s, and the other has 37s. Outside of Icy conditions the road manners of the Spartan on the JKU and TJ have both been very good. Will keep you posted on any negative feedback. So far we are happy with them.

I also agree with your taller gear choices, based on power output of 4cyl especially for offroad use. I don't have a lot of experience with the 4cyl. We do a lot of wheeling and the 4cyl and it's associated components would not hold up to our punishment.

 

I run a Detroit in the rear of my TJ and an Aussie up front....Awesome combo IMO. Where I live snow and ice can happen usually not an issue though. The on road characteristics of the Detroit are very well behaved minimal torque steer, and cornering is no problem.

Have run a Lockright in a fullsize Bronco with a 472 CI big block motor pushing somewhere around 400HP with 38" tires. No issues what so ever rock crawling out in AZ it would snap axles before the Lockright gave out.

About the only weak link in the 4 banger drive train once the D35 is built to a S35 is the AX5 tranny. Have yet to have any problems with mine then again this one is a trail rig and not a full on crawler. There is the need for a little more grunt out of the 2.5/2.4, think mine will get a Atlas 5.0 low range when the money gets right, that should take care of the crawling capability, another plus to that t-case is the twin stick. There aren't any plans on doing a motor swap anytime soon as the 2..5 does OK for what it gets used for.