Ratbikerod
Member 63 From Carrollton, TX
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Is that $200 to replace the OEM carrier? If so, and if warranted, you may want to consider going with something like a TrueTrac in the... -
Ratbikerod replied to the thread Regearing 4:56 vs 4:88.^^ This! I bought my JK for those very reasons. I took it over to Dallas Offroad today to discuss the swap. Price went up a bit...
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Its a fair point and this really gets at the transmission calibration - shift points vs. throttle input and road speed, lug limit...
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Ratbikerod replied to the thread Regearing 4:56 vs 4:88.@pc1p, you are a wealth of information. Thank you so much. That above post is stellar! This quote is how I feel right now with 3:73 on...
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How I see it, you really can't compare the 5 gears in the NAG1 directly to the first 5 gears of the 8HP70, at least not in any "apples...
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Going to an 8spd will to certain extent. Just look at the gear ratios in the first 5 gears for an apples-apples comparison...
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Ratbikerod replied to the thread Regearing 4:56 vs 4:88.To your point, I expect the 4:88's will wake my JK up significantly. I am just gathering the funds to get it done and hope to do so this...
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Ratbikerod replied to the thread Regearing 4:56 vs 4:88.Yea, that was definitely one of the deciding factors when I bought my JK. I did not want all of that. My buddy bought a JL about the...
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Ratbikerod replied to the thread Regearing 4:56 vs 4:88.At $10k you have to consider whether it is better to upgrade to a JL to be honest in my mind. Don't get me wrong, I bought my JK used a...
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Ratbikerod replied to the thread Regearing 4:56 vs 4:88.Yea, I think my first step will be the gear swap as that will be helpful with either transmission. Then, if my trans started acting up I...
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I'm much more up to speed on the Hemi + 8HP70 swap, but I would guess much less than that... you can find 8HP's for dirt cheap (I bought...
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Ratbikerod replied to the thread Regearing 4:56 vs 4:88.I have really contemplated an 8 speed change. I just expect that it would be so god awful expensive. In my little 2 door short bed Ram...
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The first time I drove a WK2 with a ZF 8-speed, I would have swore it had a V8. It really adds a whole new level of performance. When it...
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Let me throw another fact out here for discussion. The JL Wranglers with an 8 spd auto and factory 35s (315/70R17) have a 4.56 final...
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Ratbikerod replied to the thread Regearing 4:56 vs 4:88.From all my research, the automatics (which I have) came with 3:73’s and the manuals came with 4:11’s unless ordered differently.
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