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<blockquote data-quote="Dirty Dog" data-source="post: 462568" data-attributes="member: 24042"><p>I think most people would say buying a used vehicle and immediately driving it 1700 miles without going through a few basic things first is inadvisable.</p><p></p><p>The experts were right. Swapping on a set of 35" tires without regearing is going to make your already underpowered (200HP brand new, and no doubt less now) engine perform even worse. The Rubicon has 4.10 gears. The X has 3.73 or (even worse) 3.21 gears. With 35's, you need to be at 4.56 or lower.</p><p></p><p>Nothing really odd about it. Your poor, overworked transmission has no doubt been gear hunting and spending an inordinate amount of time in 2nd and 3rd gear instead of overdrive. Which means more heat being generated. Heat kills automatic transmissions. You need a new one, or at least a rebuild.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dirty Dog, post: 462568, member: 24042"] I think most people would say buying a used vehicle and immediately driving it 1700 miles without going through a few basic things first is inadvisable. The experts were right. Swapping on a set of 35" tires without regearing is going to make your already underpowered (200HP brand new, and no doubt less now) engine perform even worse. The Rubicon has 4.10 gears. The X has 3.73 or (even worse) 3.21 gears. With 35's, you need to be at 4.56 or lower. Nothing really odd about it. Your poor, overworked transmission has no doubt been gear hunting and spending an inordinate amount of time in 2nd and 3rd gear instead of overdrive. Which means more heat being generated. Heat kills automatic transmissions. You need a new one, or at least a rebuild. [/QUOTE]
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