4.56 OR 4.88 Gears ?

[jeepinjosh]

I daily drive my jeep on 35x12.50-15s. still havent decided if i should do the 4.56 gears or 4.88s. i want to do what will drive best on the street and get better gas mi. what do you all think ? one thing is i do tow with my xj not huge stuff atvs, jet skis, snowmoble stuff like that.

[Burton58]

4.88

[SupermanIce-J]

4.88.

[Bigbike]

4.88

[wannabejeep]

2.73

[Trailer Ray]

2.73

4.88s would be sufficient. but i loved pushin my 33s on 3.07s

[04WranglerX]

2.73

lol when i worked in this garage with these two old dudes that owned it that i told i was putting 4.88s in it they looked at me like i was retarded. said back in thier day they were always putting higher gears in it for better gas milage. and gas cost was nothing back then. lol

[murdered out manche]

u said u already have 4.88s... liar.

already have 4.88s but i want to make this thing as beefy as possible part of why im doing shafts i figure why not do it right once. im running 35s right now possible want to go 37s in the future if i do a 44 front swap

and search.. this shits been discussed 10 times on sis alone

[jeepinjosh]

yes i have 4.88 in the axle im purchasing as soon as my friend gets them to me out of his jeep. but i might rea gear to 4.56 i want to get best mpg and make it better for daily driving i drive alot.

[HeavyMetal]

if its already geared to 4.88s theres no way id regear it to 4.56

the difference is negligible

[jeepinjosh]

i have heard mixed things alot fo people are telling me the 4.88s suck i drive alot of highway trying to make it alittle better lol

[HeavyMetal]

think about it this way

the difference between 4.56 and 4.88 is 1/3 driveshaft turn per full tire rotation.

i regeared to 4.56 for my 33s, then when 35s came...the difference isnt nearly enough for me to regear. that goes vice versa too IMO

some people will tell you to go 6.87s cuz deeper the better, some will tell you to go 4.10s for "teh mpgs"

4.56 or 4.88 is good to go either way.

[Buffalo Phil]

2.73

THIS MAN KNOWS WHAT'S UP.

[charliesheen]

4.88s bro. Go big or go home.

Winning.

[jeepinjosh]

if charlie sheen him self said it deff going 4.88s