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new jeep owner need a little help #766263 11/19/06 07:21 AM
Anonymous
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hey everyone...im 17 and just got a jeep its a 90' jeep wrangler...i through a new suspension on it a new clutch new tires and a 3 1/2 inch lift...i need somewhere else to go. i dont know much at all about my jeep or cars in general so i found this site and hopefully i can get some help. any suggestions would be great.

much appriciation.
dan

Re: new jeep owner need a little help #766264 11/19/06 04:16 PM
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Fred Blackstone Offline
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assuming you're asking what next can be done to your old iron Jeep, consider upgrading the differentials with ring & pinion gears, and installing lockers: taller tires are going to need higher numerical gears, and lockers, for true four wheel drive.
What size tires did you install?


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Re: new jeep owner need a little help [Re: Fred Blackstone] #766265 11/19/06 05:43 PM
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Also, what is going to be the Jeeps primary duties? Is it going to be mainly a DD, for muddin', sand dunes, rocks?


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Re: new jeep owner need a little help [Re: Brown81CJ5] #766266 11/19/06 08:03 PM
Anonymous
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well, i dont know much about 4wheelin so im just gonna stick to the light stuff until i get a little more comfortable, but id like to get it set up muddin and rocks.

Re: new jeep owner need a little help #766267 11/20/06 01:17 AM
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superdawg Offline
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What part of the country are you in?
Do you know what ratio your axles have?
What rear axle is in it? (most likely a m35)
How big a tire do you want to run and what size tire can you afford now.
Are there jeep clubs in your area? Hang out with a few and see how you and your rig fit in?
Join a club.
The resources alone of a club environment are great for helping build a rig, but also to help keep you safe on a trail ride.
Learning trail manners.
Finding cool trails.

LUK makes the best clutch for your rig, Centerforce is a nice name and they are great in race cars, but not so good in jeeps.

You can get a ton more and better info if you answer those question above, we are always glad to help.

SD

Re: new jeep owner need a little help #766268 11/20/06 11:43 PM
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SD hinted at a major working piece. First, tell us where you are, like what country, what part of that country, and so on. Next, what is your budget like. For many if not most of us, JEEP stands for Just Empty Every Pocket, and we try to dodge around that as much as we can by finding affordable ways to get by. DD stands for Daily Driver and will most of the time be used for mall crawlin' or just on the road. Even if this is your case, and you want to look tall and powerful, you should consider making sure that your rig is capable of doing what it looks like it can. With a lift and taller tires, you really should consider re-gearing. If you have a 4.0L engine, it prolly came with a Dana 35c rear and Dana 30 front on the axles and they are normally geared at 3.07:1 which is just fine for P215x75R15's that it is maxed out on from MOPAR, but not for 31's or taller without serious loss of torque. 4.56:1 will suffice for up to 33's and squeeze 35's, but you won't get much more without going even further, and then you are looking at going with a tougher axle like the Dana 44 or something beefier. Regearing would be my next adventure in the money pit.
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