3:73's or 4:10's

I'm have the chance to put a set of d 30/35 with 3:73's but i really wanted 4:10's my buddy told me 3:73's would be better with my 33in tires then 4:10s i would like some input of what everyone thinks

Quote from Meeper

a factory jeep with 3.73 generally has 30" tires
regearing that jeep too 4.11 with 33" tires would be exactly like stock, ratio wise. I would go with 4.11s. my jeep was really fast with 4.11 and 33's

not all factory jeeps had 3:73's mine has 3:07s i think only the 6 cylinder automatic had 3:73's but my buddy has 4:11's and he said at like 70 in 5th gear hes like 3500 rpms

i am not sure i think im ight get em and then regear down the road but not sure i mean i have always heard 4;10's are perfect for 33's? so idk any other people with some knowledge out there

Quote from 04TJguy

I have 3:73s w/ 33s now. If your in the wilm hockessin area shoot me a message and you can drive mine. 4:10s or 4:11s is where you want to be in my opinion.

you got auto or manuel? and i live in kirkwood gardens off milltown road i'll definatly take up your offer or the test drive

Quote from PacoPirate

Well I put 33's on my ride with the 3.73 that came stock in the 6 cyl auto... It's a little sluggish and I have to manually kill the OD sometimes.. I'm going to go to at least 4.11, but 4.56 seems the likely jump... You just give up the high end but pick up the torque... Your 0-55 improves... but 80mph becomes a thing of the past...

My mileage now is a joke... like 12 mpg... I can't see going to 4.56's helping it either... Good thing I didn't buy it for the fuel economy...

really sluggish my dads friend has 3:73's and 33's, auto and it does pritty good but
yea i think i am gonna pick em up and ride them then if i feel i need more gear i will do 4:10's later down the road

Quote from Solomi

I drive with 33s and 3.73s right now. Personally, if they are the axles you want Id get em. It's not a bad gear ratio. It just isn't as fast as with the 30" tires, but no problem at all even on the highway. If you're already prepared to regear anyways, I'd grab the deal (but I doubt it's worth doing all that for that minute a change from 3.73 to 4.10). (I have the 5-speed).

yea sal i think i am gonna do that btw i am the dude with the brown yj that was over chris's house saturday night

Quote from Subvet

It all depends on what engine & tranny you have.
If you have a 6cyl and a 3sp Auto 3.73 is fine for 33's especially for a DD.

if you have a 4sp auto, then you will loose some use of your overdrive
If you have a manual, you will loose some use of 5th gear.

If you have overdrive, 4.10 is more of an ideal gear for it.

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i have 5spd and 6 cylinder so you think i will do fine with 3:73's? or would you recomend 4:10's

Quote from Solomi

what is the ratio of your overdrive gear. I think the AX-15 is 0.79:1 ... with that said, I have no problems driving it as my daily driver and on I-95 everyday with 3.73. It's not quick on the highway, but it's not much different than when I had 30" tires. I remember back in high school with the 30" tires and it'd accelerate pretty quickly. It's not quite the same now. But, the day I drove it away from NTB after they mounted the 33", I was expecting it to feel different, and it really wasn't.

like I said before, I don't think it'd make enough of a difference switching to 4.10s to warrant opening it all up. I'd wait until you want to lock em. I guess that's just what I'm assuming though.

These are just Dana 30 and Dana 35s right? You getting them for free? Doesn't sound like much of an upgrade to me.

yup d30/35 i am doing what chris did just doing ti to get the hp carriers thats all way cheaper then if i reageared my stock axels i will be doing a dana 44 swap wjenever one comes my way or my 35 breaks