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Originally Posted by KrazyJeeper
This may tick some people off here, but I am talking from experience and if you think about doing any mods in the future, stay away from the 4 cylinder. I loved mine, but you loose your 5th gear unless you regear.
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That doesn't tick me off, it just confuses me. I hear people say that all the time, about "losing 5th gear unless you regear". I guess it's because I'm a flatlander, but I've heard it from other 4-banger owners as well that say it's not true. I've got 115k on my 4-banger, 31x10.5 tires, steel wheels, 3.5" of lift, original 5-speed tranny and original 4.11 gears, and I can pretty much cruise all day at 70 mph on the highway in 5th gear. Now, in this part of Kansas we don't have much in the way of hills, but we do have wind. A good 20 mph headwind will make me drop to 4th, but it always has, even before any mods. But, I've driven a few 6-cyl Jeeps in the same wind conditions that I had to pull back into 4th also. Why? Because a Jeep has the aerodynamics of a brick. Back in eastern KS where my farm is, there are big steep hills, and I can take all but the steepest ones in 5th gear and pull right up them. So, take that statement about not being able to use 5th gear with a grain of salt. Personally, I don't buy it.