jakbob

good god... were the floor pans part of the recall :P

+1000 interwebs to me lol. how crazy would it be with 4.88s and 33's?

dukie564

it would be a bit intense (rpm wise) at highway speeds, but would be great for crawling

this chart shows RPM for each combination at 65mph at a 1:1 drive ratio (top gear manual tranny) - add a bit (100-300) for 3rd gear auto, subtract a bit for overdrive
yellow = economy, black = balance/stock feel, blue = power

jakbob

eeeh... is there some sort of calculator to find out what mpgs you would get? i heard people getting better mileage with one of those combos, but i cant for the lift of me remember.

a_shirey

thats exactly what i have! automatic, DD, weekend wheeler. and i want 33s. if i put 4.88 gears in stock, would it help my mpg?

dukie564

no it would not, you'd be at almost 4000rpm at 65mph lol

jakbob

but he would feel lots of power lol...

dukie564

until he throws a rod out the side of the block

jakbob

that is true... but that makes it time for a stroker lol... i gotta build one soon... :/

dukie564

if the block is ****ed, there's no stoker

jakbob

you can get a shortblock cheap... right?

a_shirey

so going for 4.56 or whatever the step down fron 4.88 is, is best? for the 33s. im thinking bfgoodrich muds.

jakbob

fuel economy, balance, or power?

a_shirey

huh?

XJnewbiegirl

you guys worry me about all this talk with 33's

cause mine has 33's on it and its going to be my DD on just about all highway but i have no idea what gears are in it lol.

dukie564

5 speed like mine? 3.07s. ideally we want 4.10s for 33s