[Jedidiah]

I'm currently running 33s but I may want to go to 35s in the future. I have enough lift to clear them. I was thinking of just getting the 4.56s and thought that if I went with 35s down the road they would be enough to push them but should I just go with 4.88s to begin with so I will be all set when I do go to 35s or will that gearing be bad with 33s?

Basically what I'm asking is would it be better to push 33s with 4.88s until I go 35 or go 4.56 and hope that they will be cool with 35s when I make the switch?

Sorry if Im not making much sense, just finished Christmas dinner with a bottle of wine.

[JeeperDon]

Yes, 4.88. Been there with the 33/35 thing.

[Jedidiah]

Man I'm pulling my hair out trying to decide which gears I should go with. Let me throw this out there. I have the 3spd auto. It looks like from what I'm reading in the forum that I should go with 4.56 because of my 3 spd. Can somebody confirm this for me?

Thanks

[plaidfro]

How fast are you looking to drive? more freeway miles (75mph+?), or more off-roading?

[Jedidiah]

I'm building it mostly for offroad but hey, some spots are a couple of hours away. I don't want to blow it up on the way there. Don't want to be pushing over 3k RPMs.

[JeeperDon]

Yes, with an auto, the usual rule of thumb is go down one notch in size, so if 4.88 in a manual, 4.56 in an auto. I actually have a guy using 4.56 in a manual with 35's, but he has a NV4500 with a low 1st gear to compensate in the woods.