grntrdtaco
Adventurer
hello, sorry if this is a repeat thread, the only other similar setups that i have found have been people with automatics.
i switched to 33" km2s a few weeks ago and have now gone on a few trips with them. I am pretty sure i need to re-gear at this point. I have to drop into 4th gear on any slight incline on the highway and have to drop into 3rd when hitting any hills and it feels like i should go to 2nd on the steep ones (i havent gone into 2nd on the highway yet). the truck seems like its seriously bogged down most of the time. no engine mods, have a snorkel and that's about it.
after reading as much as i could find on the subject i am seriously leaning to 5.29 gears
1. i live at about 9000', i usually air down in my driveway and drive up from there to 12,000+ feet.
2. my truck is extremely heavy (full underbelly skids, winch, dual batteries, aux gas tank (25 gal but i never fill it all the way), front bumper and soon rear bumper/tire carrier, roof rack with a few 10gal water cans, shell, bed storage compartment, tools, spares, co2 tank, etc)
3. truck is not a daily driver, its a 2000 with about 90k miles on it.
4. i dont drive fast on the highway, 75 tops (seems dangerous as my truck does not stop real fast and is rather tippy)
5. i break out the hiking boots or mountain bike when the trail gets really nasty.
i am currently getting about 200 miles a tank with an uncorrected speedo, but its within a few mph when compared to my GPS so its really not that far off (my 33" km2's are not 33" tall).
I am also on the fence about a front locker. I rarely use my rear locker now, I have probably needed it 10 times in the past ten years. but could have made it without by taking my time and driving smart. I plan on getting the gears from east coast gear. is it really a big deal to put in an ARB locker in a few years if i find that i need it? I basically need to spend as little as possible to get this thing driving normally again and i cant justify another 900 bucks + compressor or parts for my co2 to run it, just dropped a ton of $ for a rear bumper/carrier.
so basically what are the negatives if i choose 5.29 gears? seems like i get better gas mileage, better gears for offroading, and they will prevent me from driving like a maniac in an overloaded truck on the highway.
thanks
t
i switched to 33" km2s a few weeks ago and have now gone on a few trips with them. I am pretty sure i need to re-gear at this point. I have to drop into 4th gear on any slight incline on the highway and have to drop into 3rd when hitting any hills and it feels like i should go to 2nd on the steep ones (i havent gone into 2nd on the highway yet). the truck seems like its seriously bogged down most of the time. no engine mods, have a snorkel and that's about it.
after reading as much as i could find on the subject i am seriously leaning to 5.29 gears
1. i live at about 9000', i usually air down in my driveway and drive up from there to 12,000+ feet.
2. my truck is extremely heavy (full underbelly skids, winch, dual batteries, aux gas tank (25 gal but i never fill it all the way), front bumper and soon rear bumper/tire carrier, roof rack with a few 10gal water cans, shell, bed storage compartment, tools, spares, co2 tank, etc)
3. truck is not a daily driver, its a 2000 with about 90k miles on it.
4. i dont drive fast on the highway, 75 tops (seems dangerous as my truck does not stop real fast and is rather tippy)
5. i break out the hiking boots or mountain bike when the trail gets really nasty.
i am currently getting about 200 miles a tank with an uncorrected speedo, but its within a few mph when compared to my GPS so its really not that far off (my 33" km2's are not 33" tall).
I am also on the fence about a front locker. I rarely use my rear locker now, I have probably needed it 10 times in the past ten years. but could have made it without by taking my time and driving smart. I plan on getting the gears from east coast gear. is it really a big deal to put in an ARB locker in a few years if i find that i need it? I basically need to spend as little as possible to get this thing driving normally again and i cant justify another 900 bucks + compressor or parts for my co2 to run it, just dropped a ton of $ for a rear bumper/carrier.
so basically what are the negatives if i choose 5.29 gears? seems like i get better gas mileage, better gears for offroading, and they will prevent me from driving like a maniac in an overloaded truck on the highway.
thanks
t