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When it said "don't laugh" I had to come see if it was worth a laugh.
But no, just a feature you hadn't found yet.
Of course in addition to displaying it, you can feel it and/or watch your tach.
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I want to know mostly for the "I never see 8th" guys. 4.10s and 37s for 30k+ miles and no desire to regear. See 8th often, but not obsessed with it like some get. Couldn't care less if I'm driving across the desert into a headwind and it stays in 7th for hours.
Yes, those mileage punishing headwinds when going from So Cal to AZ
 

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Wind here for over 24 hours was 50 mph plus.
Mine spent a lot of time in 5th gear, especially with any hill at all. Was also in 6th on the flats.
So for a couple of days, I can say mine never saw 8th and I might have seen 7th a few times.
 

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When I read about some going with really deep gears on a regular driver vehicle, I think about how much more heat the axles build up at I-state speeds. Along with how much easier it is to blow up a pinion and ring gears having so minimal tooth contact. The latter is a bigger issue if the axles get shock loaded.

I definitely know that my XJ axles could seared a steak after driving on I-state with 4:56 gears and 33-35in tires. I guess having several Jeeps with gearing of 3:55, 3:73, 4:10 and 4:56 ratios has shown me that. Now if I had D60 and larger I would be less concerned about lower than 4:56 /4:88 ratio gears.
.... Back O.T. of original post... of sorts.
Some have definitely started over thinking about the gear their Gladiator is in driving at times. I've been down that rabbit hole too. Especially when I was trying for top MPG's. Now I'm more concerned about transmission temperature and oil temperature. Dang I'm coming up on coolant flush / change per mileage.
 

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When I read about some going with really deep gears on a regular driver vehicle, I think about how much more heat the axles build up at I-state speeds. Along with how much easier it is to blow up a pinion and ring gears having so minimal tooth contact. The latter is a bigger issue if the axles get shock loaded.

I definitely know that my XJ axles could seared a steak after driving on I-state with 4:56 gears and 33-35in tires. I guess having several Jeeps with gearing of 3:55, 3:73, 4:10 and 4:56 ratios has shown me that. Now if I had D60 and larger I would be less concerned about lower than 4:56 /4:88 ratio gears.
.... Back O.T. of original post... of sorts.
Some have definitely started over thinking about the gear their Gladiator is in driving at times. I've been down that rabbit hole too. Especially when I was trying for top MPG's. Now I'm more concerned about transmission temperature and oil temperature. Dang I'm coming up on coolant flush / change per mileage.
There is a crucial difference in these 12 bolt 44's over the XJ and JK. The pinion and ring gear are much more substantial in size and heft.
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