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Old 10-01-2012, 04:25 PM
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Arrow gearing the 3 slow

i have a toyota pickup with 33's and im wanting to get better gas milage than 12 and dont wanna run 3000 rpm at 65 so i was considering regearing this mammoth down to 5.29s because this would give it plenty of torque but from the calculators that ive used i would be running 2650 @70 so probaly 2500-2600 @ 65 because my truck is an automatic just want the best power/mgp ratio would this be to low? Idk which tranny i have but would love to know if these RPMs are what i would get ? Any info is highly appreciated thanks guys
Old 10-01-2012, 04:54 PM
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What gearing is in it now? I have 4.56 and 32's and I run about 2900~3000 at 70 mph on the highway. Im thinking 5.29's are way to low for 33s even for the auto. I have a 5 sp so I know that makes a difference but im also getting 18-20 mpg's...
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Wow man that's the mileage I want and Im not 100% sure but I believe 4.88 if that's what came stock with it
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Here is a good place to start. A load of good info.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...osting-204178/
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a good tune up, bump the timing to 15* plus, run higher octane gas and an egr/pair delete if you dont have to pass smog, and maybe a 5 sp swap cuz i know the auto is a real dog. read the door tag and do some research to see what gears are in it
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Yaya its a jeep website. This is my favorite calculator:
http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html
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for 33s:

4.88s if you're a 5 speed. 5.29s if you're an auto.
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MaK92 thanks thats the answer i was looking for im hoping 5.29's will give a lil performance and give me back my fuel milage!!
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