Good Afternoon / Evening (Or whatever appropriate time zone you're in, unless its near me, then BE SAFE!)
I'm a friend of Beat's... been harassing him for a while, and finally I decided to join up on here and talk some Jeep / 4x4 stuffs. Anyways, to the dilemma!
So right now I've got a 4.2L I6 (bored out 4.0L I6) with stock geared tranny/transfer case. 3" (i can't remember 100%, might be 3.5") suspension lift (short arm).
I had to replace the rear axle, and am going to replace the front axle so I'm running Dana 44's both front / rear. I've been running 33's since I got the jeep and started modifying it, but not very happy with them.
Since I'm upgrading axles, it's the perfect time to go ahead and change gear ratio. If I go 5.13, theoretically it should have the same power with 33's as the stock tires. I'm trying to decide between staying 33's and going >5.13, or really dropping the ratio (possibly near the 6.00 ratio) and going to 35's.
1) How much modifying will I have to do to be able to lug some 35's under the jeep (01 TJ)?
2) What experience do you have with TJ's and 35's? (Yours, your friends, your neighbor's co-worker's cousin's former roommate's 3rd fiance, etc)
3) Suggestions that would be comparative to more power with the stock tires
4) Tips and other things to look out for.
Thanks for any input ahead of time.
-EOD