4.88 Re-gear on horizon. Now looking at taller tire options.

[thezentree]

I personally liked the 4.88 combo with 285s. And I was running BFG KO2s which run on the smaller side of 33s. I would have been just fine with it as it was. I felt that the 4.88s made it feel a lot closer to stock gearing. AND.. that gearing with 285s was nice and slow in 4 low out on the trail for technical sections. I think 4.88s give you the flexibility to pick your size tire and be comfortable. I am happy with the gearing, even with the 35s.

I didn't think that the RPMs were crazy or anything at highway speeds. I thought that I wrote down somewhere what they were but I can't seem to find it at the moment.

Do you recall what the impact to your fuel mileage was?

 

[Road Bull]

Do you recall what the impact to your fuel mileage was?

TBH, I don't. I don't recall it being a dramatic change but i don't track my mileage as much as I probably should.

However, It could be that because shift patters get closer to where they should be. And perhaps it is more efficient instead of wallowing in lower inefficient RPMs for getting up to speed.

 

[thezentree]

Honestly that's more the reason I want to regear than for crawling

 

[Road Bull]

Honestly that's more the reason I want to regear than for crawling

And that's a totally valid reason too. And tbh, that is really such a small percentage of my driving time that it is a bonus, and not the primary factor in favor of regearing for me. I DD mine, so it needs to be comfortable driving and not struggling to and fro work.

I will reassess after these 35s wear out if i want to keep these big shoes, or drop down to a tall 33.

 

[thezentree]

Yeah, and I think it's part of the reason my ATF temps are higher than they should be also. I expect a pretty good drop once I regear.

Oh well, sounds like I've got some thinking and spending (but mostly spending) to do. Thanks for the input.