Need suggestions on my 95 yj

blueberryj · 12-06-2008, 06:45 PM

I have a 95 wrangler and i need some suggestions and answers to a few things. Im pretty new to all this jeep stuff so i dont know much. Right now it is pretty much stock besides 31 bfgs and a 2in body lift. A few things i would like to do is get 33 x 12.50s and a 4 in suspension. But as it is being a 4 cylinder many people say it wont pull the 33s. any suggestions on what i should do. or any mods you have done to yours and pictures.

please post any information i could use whatever i could get.

bvincent · 12-06-2008, 07:05 PM

check out 4bangerjp.com. Good forum and info on 4 cyl jeeps. Geared properly the 4cyl will do what a 6cyl can.

yingpin · 12-06-2008, 07:09 PM

I have a 2.5, 2 inch BL and a 2.5 RE lift and am currently running 33x12.50's as a non daily driver and it does ok. I can get the spedo to read 70+ but it definitely slows down a lot on windy days and uphil. I have been running it like this with stock gearing for a while now and I am ok with it.

Changing the gears to 4.88 will take it to stock, but it is not that cheap.

What are you looking to get out of it?

blueberryj · 12-06-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bvincent

check out 4bangerjp.com. Good forum and info on 4 cyl jeeps. Geared properly the 4cyl will do what a 6cyl can.

thanks for the suggestion.

and pretty much i am lookin to have it perform all around. im not gonna be rock crawling but i will be taking it through some mud here and there. and i wanna make it as best i can

yingpin · 12-07-2008, 10:55 AM

I think it is great 4 wheeling, the low gears have no problem with turning the 33's its just 5th gear that is worthless.

Wrangler95CSA · 12-07-2008, 03:36 PM

I've got a 95 I4 that's sitting on ProComp X-Terrains that are 33''x12.50x15, and running 4.88 gears, front and rear on a 6" coil spring conversion suspension lift. That being said, for you what you want to do, I believe it's a pretty decent set up. With that engine, tire, and gear set up, I've had my rig sunk up to the frame in the mud and never gotten stuck. Off-road, it's great, I've been able to hold my own with 350's for the most part. Obviously there's a power difference between the two, but hey, I'm happy with my little 4 banger. On the road, like Vingpin said, going up hills and windy days will probably keep you in 4th gear, but I routinely hit 70-80 on my way to work and interstate driving. Also like Vingpin said, when I had the stock gears of 4.10, 5th gear was useless unless you drove off a cliff. However, like I said, if you have the I4, you can lift it, put tires on it, and re-gear it and have yourself one hell of a little beast. Want more info on my set up, shoot me a message!

blueberryj · 12-14-2008, 06:08 PM

any other guys got suggestions for me?

KEEFFIE · 12-14-2008, 06:22 PM

i am runnins a 2.5 pro comp lift, no body yet running 33/12.5/15 minamal rubbing only on the flares on a real tight turn

Bigboyky · 12-14-2008, 06:31 PM

You've got your answer. I have the little 4 banger with 33's. And like they said it does fine off road with the stock 4:10's but could use a little more. That's why I'm going with 4:88's after the first of the year. I do run 5th gear on the interstate and it does fine...... that's going downhill. The 4:88's will bring you back to being close to stock performance. Maybe a little better.

YJMan327 · 12-14-2008, 06:37 PM

I have a 4'' suspension lift and 33x12.5 on my 4 banger and its completely stock. And guess what.... it's my daily driver. I go about 30 miles a day back and forth to school and it holds up well. I get about 14-15 mpg and the only thing is that I do a lot of downshifting to gain some power up hills and stuff. Its not as bad as everyone says. I do some mudding too and its great. I was looking into a re-gear but I'm happy with the way it runs. As for 5th gear, I drove from Western Massachusetts to Cape Cod (150+ miles) this summer and I might have put it in 5th once and only for maybe 30 miles when I really opened her up. I would say that I went about 65-70 mph the way there. I just stayed in the slow lane. But the whole way there was great, no problems. Started to overheat when we got into traffic but cooled off quickly.

Turner · 12-14-2008, 09:10 PM

Not alot of folks like the 4bangers for some reason... I can't figure it out. I love small motors that last forever. Mine has 140k and doesn't have a drop of oil on it. To make up those extra 2 cylinders one word comes to mind GEARS! A good base is your gears in the axle. That should be step one. Then you can step up to a 4:1 t-case. Or if ya wanna get real nasty throw another tranny in there. Thats how most of the Yota guys do it with the 22re. I had a 4runner with the tires I have now and two cases, 4.10 in the axles and had a crawl ratio of 272:1 I could go up a wall no prob.

**Feetwet** · 12-15-2008, 06:05 AM

I run TrXus 33x12.5's on stock gearing with the 4" lift from Rough Country.

I still use 5th gear above about 60mph. 155K on the clock. Fun to drive, fun to wheel.Check my profile for further mods.

wendell · 12-15-2008, 02:06 PM

I allways felt the best setup for the 4 banger for on and off road was a 31x10.50 and 4:56 gears. Thats what I ended up with on my 02 wrangler 2.5. I wasn't worried about looking mean, I was more interested in being practicle. It would climb a tree and was pretty peppy on road. I agree the 4 cylinder is a great jeep engine, with proper gearing it will go anywhere you want to take it and some places you don't want to take it ha ha.

Turner · 12-15-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wendell

I allways felt the best setup for the 4 banger for on and off road was a 31x10.50 and 4:56 gears. Thats what I ended up with on my 02 wrangler 2.5. I wasn't worried about looking mean, I was more interested in being practicle. It would climb a tree and was pretty peppy on road. I agree the 4 cylinder is a great jeep engine, with proper gearing it will go anywhere you want to take it and some places you don't want to take it ha ha.

Very well said. I kick myself often for doing a 4" lift and 33x10.50. I wish I had done a 2.5 old man emu, 1" body 1'' mml, flat belly and 31's. Thats a nice setup and the limiting factor will be the driver.

crzylgzz · 12-15-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by blueberryj

I have a 95 wrangler and i need some suggestions and answers to a few things. Im pretty new to all this jeep stuff so i dont know much. Right now it is pretty much stock besides 31 bfgs and a 2in body lift. A few things i would like to do is get 33 x 12.50s and a 4 in suspension. But as it is being a 4 cylinder many people say it wont pull the 33s. any suggestions on what i should do. or any mods you have done to yours and pictures.

please post any information i could use whatever i could get.

Im running a 95' 4 piper with 31 x 10.5 on 15" rims Mickey Thompsons on a 2.5" suspension lift. she runs like a frenzied crack addict. I didnt change the gear insode the axle at all.

2.5 is my limit, ive seen 3' and up, I dont really care for that all too much.
Happy jeepin.