How many people with manual transmissions start out by using second gear instead of first gear?

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So, my question is how many people using their "manual transmission" start out by using second gear instead of first gear? I use first gear if I'm on a hill, but I tend to use second gear from an easy start. I have 85,000 miles and am still using the same clutch, I actually have a centerline clutch waiting to be installed, and that's been sitting in the box for just over a year now. In case someone asks I have a 6 speed.
 
Good to know, as I've been doing it for years with no stress on motor or gears. I was just wondering if I shouldn't be doing it, hence the question.
 
I have 4.10 and tend to start in 1st, I have the 3.8 which may matter. As far as I know it's the original everything, and I'm almost to 210K

Only around 40K of that was me though, so I'm unsure if there was ever a fix.
 
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Good to know, as I've been doing it for years with no stress on motor or gears. I was just wondering if I shouldn't be doing it, hence the question.
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I have the same thought, which is why sometimes I choose not to take off in 2nd. When I leave work it’s through a residential area and the stop signs are not very far apart and often I take off in 2nd gear and leave it to the next stop sign and seldom shift.
 
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Starting in 2nd from a dead stop requires the clutch to be feathered more, increasing wear of the clutch disc. I use 1st to get the Jeep rolling before shifting to 2nd. I have a Rubicon with 4.10s and 35s. I did the same when it had 33s.

When I had an NV4500 five speed, 4.56 gears and 35s in my Cherokee, starting off in 2nd was routine as 1st gear was around 6.35.
 
spiderbobr said:
So, my question is how many people using their "manual transmission" start out by using second gear instead of first gear? I use first gear if I'm on a hill, but I tend to use second gear from an easy start. I have 85,000 miles and am still using the same clutch, I actually have a centerline clutch waiting to be installed, and that's been sitting in the box for just over a year now. In case someone asks I have a 6 speed.
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I have a '16 Rubicon and stgock size tires. Second tends to be a little slow on flat ground let alone up hill, so I use first.
 
Yes it is slow on take off that is for sure. I don’t do it up hill. I usually just do it when I know there are a lot of stops and short distance to the next stop sign.
 
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