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I wouldn't call them a need anymore than adjustable arms, as you can drive a JT down the road with less than 4⁰ of caster. Now if you want it to track straighter you'll want closer to 5.5⁰ which could be accomplished with a pair of adjustable control arms. The difference there is bump...

I agree that 4.56s are plenty of gear if you're going to 35s. Of course if you already have 4.10s it is not much of a difference so you won't see much gain. Now if you started with a JLU sport with 3.45s I'd recommend a regear for 35s. If you were ordering new axles or adding lockers a regear...

We make the 600 mile drive to our AZ property every 4-6 weeks. It spends probably 500 of those miles in 7th. Up the larger hills might be 5th or 6th. Downhill is 8th. The JLUR with 5.38s would spend 590 of those miles in 8th. I still say my way is more efficient for my use. If you aren't seeing...

It's exactly why I post in these threads. The guys who drive their Jeeps like they are old CLs and there's a nationwide 55mph speed limit post every time that nobody has ever regretted gearing too deep. I have and will never throw $3k away just to change which gear it rides around in at 60mph...

Still see 8th under light loads and 7th is still an overdrive gear. 4.56s would be a little better in my experience... but far from $3k better which is what regears run locally. As far as why does it matter when you're in top gear, why would it matter if you were in 7th or even 6th. If it rolls...

If you want to regear I'd go 4.56s for 35s. In my experience it's a little more than necessary but will also work well if you end up going to 37s later. Too much cost to just regear to 4.10s.

The math is very simple. A tj or a jk with the auto had a 2.86 1st gear and 4.10s at best with 31s. Talk about under geared. You have the same final drive ratio with 3.73s if you take off in 2nd gear. Conversely in 1st gear you have the same ratio as a TJ with 6.13 axle gears. How is that under...

It's legal across the US now. Pennsylvania was the last state holding out but they passed a law in 2024 permitting it. Being an equipment code is only applicable in the state your vehicle is registered in. Even if it were illegal in New Mexico for example you wouldn't have to put doors on your...

Being in 8th by half the speed limit is ok... with a 10 speed. Kind of eliminates the point of 2 overdrives and 8 gears if you're in the top 1 99% of the time. Why anyone is gearing the 8 speed down to the point it drives like an old 4 speed with 1 overdrive is beyond me. At altitude gearing...

There's only a million threads of people trying to keep it under 4k rpms by manually shifting... and then they complain about the lack of power. The 285hp is adequate... but you're about half that below 4k rpms. Spin the 3.6L and it will pull decently.

Absolutely... and the speed limit on the way to Moab starts with an 8 so my Jeeps need to be comfortable running those speeds for hours at a time. Of course the 4.7-1 1st gear is the equivalent of a tj or early jk running 6.73 axle gears with the 4.10s so I'd argue it's more than tolerable to...

The stock 4.56s and 35s on the xr package were too deep at freeway speeds of 80+ in my opinon. Of all the gearing combos I've run with the 8 speed I found 4.56s and 37s to be the best. Very similar in driving dynamics to the stock 4.10s and 33s. The worst was the 5.38s and 38s. I find under...

Agree whole heartedly... but wouldn't spend the money to regear by 1 ratio anyway. I see 8th regularly with the stock 4.10s and 37s. You have to drive SLOW and always uphill to never see 8th with 35s. Gutless in deep snow? Downshift. This v6 doesn't make peak torque until 4k rpms and peak hp...

Unless there's no other option you don't want to pull stuck vehicles out in reverse as the axle gears are weakest in reverse. The front hooks should only be used for self recovery/ pulling the Jeep forward. They are plenty strong, the gears in reverse are the issue.

Which is why I've stated multiple times that the seat should be mounted behind the center console well clear of the airbags. The pink jeeps run on the highways around moab, Sedona, and Las Vegas as I've seen them multiple times. Further I'd argue rolling a Jeep off a cliff is every bit as...

I disagree with the open top being the original attraction of Jeeps. For many of us it's always been the ability to go anywhere. The ability to run topless/door less still exists, but it's not why we own Jeeps. Between the dust, mud, snow, and 115⁰ plus weather that are all common in the...

Have you ever seen a pink Jeep tour Jeep? That isn't engineered by anybody other than Billy Bob with a welder. One can easily add seating with proper seat belts to just about any rig. There needs to be some thought in the design, rated bolts either to the frame or at least through the body with...

Plugged evap will be far cheaper than clogged arteries but you do you.

An overworked employee just pulled a larger tank out of their backside and it just happened to fit and mount up perfectly with the diesel specific filler and pump? Cool story. You had a quarter tank left after 462 miles but only 23 miles to empty? Sounds like you have a gauge issue.

Only a blind and retarded person is over filling to the point the gas is pouring on the ground. The pump isn't sticking the fuel back quicker than it's being pumped. I've had 0 evap system failures in 30+ years and probably 2 million plus miles and I've topped off every fuel up ever. The video...