Recent content by DanW

I think you are right. I think the 4.56 hits the sweet spot. It'll be slightly better than it was stock with 33's, based on the 34.86" actual size of my tires. I think 4.88 would put 6th a little taller than I want it and 1st a little too short. After some highway drives, I think 2400 rpms...

So you think they should just go by paper specs and not take some drives. That's some real wisdom right there. Brilliant, in fact.

But you cared enough to reply. I am touched. Or was it that you are worried you are wrong about how OEM's spec their filters?

Back to topic....The thing I'm wondering about with Jeep is the Xtreme Recon coming out in August. It comes standard with 4.56 gears (and 35's) for both auto and manual. But the manual gets the option of 4.88's. So did they do that just to get 1 up on the Bronco's crawl ratio or because it...

Now its cupcake. I've moved up from Douche? You softening up all of a sudden, or did you stop trying to live up to my expectations of you? Maybe I'll stick around just to annoy. Seems to be working. :)

So you guys keep going with the filters, but I'll get the blame for it. Oh well, I don't really give a shit anymore. They give specs and the low bidding vendor designs and supplies them. Vendors not getting the contract then design theirs to meet or exceed the OEM's specs. OEM's spec the...

Well, I probably wouldn't stop you. How many RPMs is he running at 75mph? I'd think he'd be pushing close to 3k. I would love to drive that Jeep and see how it feels and sounds at highway speeds. I'd bet that around town it woke that 3.8 up pretty good. Mine (3.8 JK) seems adequate enough...

Keep it up and I'll write a thesis on Purolators.

I've not made a final decision, but I think I will tomorrow. I'm leaning toward 4.56. I've heard nothing but positives with 35's and 4.56, mostly with auto trannys. I haven't really found anyone with a manual with 4.88's. I went out driving today after caclulating rpms with each at 75mph...

Sarcasm and legends similar to Fram orange cans blowing up engines. Maybe back in the day, but a long time ago. Pennzoil and Quaker state many years ago had a rep for paraffin in their oils that allegedly caused sludging. People held that against them for many years after the issue was long...

Of course, you know I abuse my friends. I'll give him one of the Mobil 1 filters I got on clearance and will keep the Fram Ultras for myself. ;) And I'm going to find a way, somehow, to keep him from making his boat payment.

So me paying them, with their markup and all, has now turned into me somehow stealing money from them. So we've gone from the fact that I would be paying the vendor's asking price, in cash money coming out of MY pocket, for a service he's providing to somehow I'm starving his kids. 🤣 The...

Exactly. But the fun starts now as you'll get a shit storm for "stealing" from that shop, as if you went in there and held a gun to their head and said, "Use my parts, or you are dead!" But hey, around here, the shop ALWAYS knows what's best for your Jeep.

"I'm basing it on what dealerships have told me..." Now there's a great source of information right there. Dealership personnel. I'm sure people care far more about what a service advisor says as opposed to a design engineer. Somewhere there might be someone like you who can make sense of...

Now, back to my question before the experts all chimed in. What would a ballpark cost figure be for re-gearing? Is $1500 to $2000 what to expect? If so, I don't think that is too bad.