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Author:  brianb1998 [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:22 pm ]
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Possibly the last topic of the day!

Is there anyway I can get the jumping power of 4x4 low all the time. I know Im in a take so to speak and not a race car but more power at the line would make me fall in love with the kk all over again. Has anyone done the cutout mod on the grill to allow more air into the intake? Does it make any difference at all? Or is this one of the thing the computer will learn its way around?

Author:  tommudd [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:27 pm ]
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Regear

Author:  ajohns1288 [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:22 pm ]
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Take the front driveshaft out and leave it in 4Low. :twisted:

Author:  tjkj2002 [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:35 pm ]
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tommudd wrote:
Regear

X2..................

regear to 4.56's,then 4low will be real low.

Author:  brianb1998 [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:56 pm ]
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Am i correct in thinking that regearing cant really be done by a novice at home? How much gains will I see in a kk.. I read something from someone sayiong after re-gearing the kj I will actually spin the tires.... Could I expect to see something along these lines? any idea how much it costs?

Author:  tommudd [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:15 pm ]
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No regearing is not something that just anyone can do, special tools/ experience/knowledge come into play
Cost check with Ted15 he regeared recently and could tell you better but it depends on the labor costs in your area plus parts of course
With 4.10s in mine with 265-75-16 I can turn them over fairly easy if I want to if thats your thing :wink:

Author:  brianb1998 [ Sat Jan 04, 2014 12:18 am ]
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are there any cons to re-gearing?

Author:  JeepMorrison [ Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:04 am ]
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brianb1998 wrote:
are there any cons to re-gearing?


Cost

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Author:  tommudd [ Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:51 pm ]
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Benefits outweigh the costs

Much like marriage

Author:  jjohnson1892 [ Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:58 pm ]
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tommudd wrote:
Benefits outweigh the costs

Much like marriage


:ROTFL:

I don't know much at all about it but regearing is intriguing..

Is there a loss of high end speed when upping gears? Or a loss of MPG at higher speeds? Like I said, I don't know really know anything on the subject, but I would like to learn!

Author:  JeepMorrison [ Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:28 pm ]
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jjohnson1892 wrote:
Is there a loss of high end speed when upping gears?


How fast you driving....when my old KJ was regeared I didn't notice anything...but I drive like a 25yr old grandpaw

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Author:  JeepNCrowd [ Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:53 pm ]
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4x4kayak2112 wrote:
jjohnson1892 wrote:
Is there a loss of high end speed when upping gears?


How fast you driving....when my old KJ was regeared I didn't notice anything...but I drive like a 25yr old grandpaw

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25 y/o grandpa? Dang you started young! :-)r
I'm curious about the loss of high end power too. I have a heck of a time passing other cars on two lanes as it is. I'm planning on going to 4.56 gears on 32's. How should that affect it.

Author:  jjohnson1892 [ Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:26 pm ]
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4x4kayak2112 wrote:
jjohnson1892 wrote:
Is there a loss of high end speed when upping gears?


How fast you driving....when my old KJ was regeared I didn't notice anything...but I drive like a 25yr old grandpaw

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:lol: I put a fair amount of mileage on major highways, usually try to cruise around 75..

Author:  JeepMorrison [ Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:52 am ]
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JeepNCrowd wrote:
4x4kayak2112 wrote:
jjohnson1892 wrote:
Is there a loss of high end speed when upping gears?


How fast you driving....when my old KJ was regeared I didn't notice anything...but I drive like a 25yr old grandpaw

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25 y/o grandpa? Dang you started young! :-)r
I'm curious about the loss of high end power too. I have a heck of a time passing other cars on two lanes as it is. I'm planning on going to 4.56 gears on 32's. How should that affect it.


Nope...still a dad for a while, but I drive like a grandpaw

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Author:  Ted15 [ Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:37 am ]
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JeepNCrowd wrote:
4x4kayak2112 wrote:
jjohnson1892 wrote:
Is there a loss of high end speed when upping gears?


How fast you driving....when my old KJ was regeared I didn't notice anything...but I drive like a 25yr old grandpaw

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25 y/o grandpa? Dang you started young! :-)r
I'm curious about the loss of high end power too. I have a heck of a time passing other cars on two lanes as it is. I'm planning on going to 4.56 gears on 32's. How should that affect it.


4.56 is probably what you want with 32" tires. I have 245/75-16 and almost went with 4.56 instead of 4.10's. Diggerfreak put 4.10's on his with a standard shift which is about the same as 4.56 on an automatic. He loves it.

Author:  DREDnot [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:59 pm ]
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If you do a lot of freeway driving, you will lose gas mileage and top speed. The benefit will come in stop and go traffic and low speed cruising where your RPMs stay under 2000. Changing tire sizes and gear ratios go hand in hand and have benefits and penalties. Like having a hot wife, it's gonna cost you more money, and it won't last as long.

Author:  Bmxer524 [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:50 pm ]
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The only way not to lose "top speed" is by going with a larger tire when you regear. Even then you need to choose the right gearing for the larger tires. Either way, we're electronically limited at 110-115mph(I think the exact is 112.x) so you'd have to choose a pretty high gear to not hit that lol. On the other hand, if you want to regear for power and don't up the tire size, you're looking at a worse highway mileage due to sitting at a higher rpm when cruising.

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