Gear Swap With 265/75 285/35

KKommando · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:57 pm

I really want to get the jba 4" but i dont have the money to swap gears right now. please reply to the poll and say what gears you have swaped. thanks yall

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:19 pm

You could always hold off on doing gears. With the KKs you can go as low as 4.88s.

Guest · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:20 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie would do it. You have the capacity, might as well!

BUUUUUUUUUT wouldn't 285s be way cooler on a 6 inch?8)

That being said, you can always wait for it

Inc · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:21 pm

I am guessing he wants to run 265/75/16 or 285/35/16 tires and wants to know if he should swap gears with them.

I would have gone for gears with my 31s but that is wasted money in my mind because I will be getting deeper gears when I SFA. Didn't want to do it twice.

For you, I'd swap em unless you are in the same boat I am.

Guest · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:24 pm

285/35-16?

Dang, we workin on an old Porsche or a Jeep;)

Inc · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:26 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

285/35-16?

Dang, we workin on an old Porsche or a Jeep;)

17 then? I only run 31s, 33s or 35s it seems. :roll:

I did the math and a 285/35/16 is like a 23" tire. :lol:

It must be a 235/85 not 285/35.

KKommando · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:41 pm

Oops I mean 235/85. I actually talk to marlin he said 6" can be done but it will take a few weeks and I live in pa so that is a long way it's to bad too because I could go awhile without the kk. It just sucks that it all has to be sunk in at once gears 200$ and 229$ locker 299$ lift 2243$ tires 800$ then all the install it's like 6 grand or so I could afford half now but then I'd have to wait 6 months for the rest who wants a locked and gear swapped jeep on 28s LOL [/quote]

Guest · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:52 pm

Locked KK with deep gears and 225/75-16 MT's would still be pretty gnarly

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:56 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

Locked KK with deep gears and 225/75-16 MT's would still be pretty gnarly

just look at mine. I don't have lockers of gears yet, but they are the next project

KKommando · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:04 pm

i just want to do everything at once i think what im gonna do is just buy everything and put it on all at once it will take alot of patiance but at least i can put it in my signature lol. digger since your hear what gears where you planning and also are you gonna get a rear locker i looked and was thinking the aussie but ive heard good and bad the more i research the more i get lost no pun intended or is there idk. wow lol

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:30 pm

With 265/75's or 235/85's you will want 4.10's at least,4.56's would be much better if you have the 42RLE in that KK.You will be amazed at the difference they will make.4.56's would really waken up the KK sitting 32" tires without sacrificing mpg's since it will be easier to get the KK moving,highly doubt highway mpg's would be effected if you keep to the speed limit.

Boblemoche · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:15 am

Quote:

who wants a locked and gear swapped jeep on 28s LOL

me

KKommando · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:42 am

forgot about you bob you installed that all yourself tho dident you

Boblemoche · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:25 pm

KKommando wrote:

forgot about you bob you installed that all yourself tho dident you

I only did the front diff my self

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:07 pm

if you have a 6 speed it makes stock gears livable with 265/75/16's... if you have an auto i'd say def. regear

KKommando · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:32 pm

what if i just did 31s now and waited till later to do a re gear?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:34 pm

KKommando wrote:

what if i just did 31s now and waited till later to do a re gear?

what tire and what kind of rim combo are you going to run? the weight makes a difference to

KKommando · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:40 pm

i was going to keep my soft 8s 16x7 4.5bs and i was going to get the treadwright 265/70r16

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:55 pm

You shouldn't loose much torque. Now if those tires were a D or E rated, I would worry because of the weight, but only being a C you should be fine

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