New from Canberra

[Luke]

Hey,

I bought a Jeep some months ago now, from a guy in Sydney who also put me on to this site which I've been ghosting for a month or so now and thought I should probably introduce myself.

My names Luke, my Jeep is a black '99 TJ with a 1"BL and 2.5"SL, running 33" x 12.5 Wrangler MTR's,

I've got a question though, the gear ratios are very high - I'll change out of 3rd somewhere between 60 and 80kph, and in 5th I'll actually lose speed going up the slightest of hills, is there a reason the gears are set up like this?

Cheers for any advice in advance, I'll try to post a pic too..

-Luke

[Barefoot]

Hi there Luke :D

The ratios are set up for the original size tyres on your TJ which are 29" compared to the 33" which you are trying to push around.

[BigGav]

Hi Luke,

Yep, those ratios are shocking. Time to save some $$ and get a set of 4.56 (excellent for 33's) ratios.

On a side note, there is a Jeep club in the ACT, ACT JeepTrAction. If you are interested in having a look, go to www.actjeeptraction.com. We have social as well as 4WD outings and cater for all levels of experience.

Hope to see you on the trails (or even better at a club meeting :) )

Gav

[jammy jeep]

Welcome Luke - with daylight savings starting new week, the club will be heading out every tuesday night into the mountains for some driving. Leave McDonalds Weston 6 for 6:20. Come out for a drive with us sometime. Always good to see some new Jeeping blood.
Change to 4.56 ratios will be the best change you ever make on your car!!!