Hello. This is my first post to the forum. Just got my MJ that I have wanted for so long. I'm in Georgia. It was a California truck it's whole life. No rust at all. It is a 1991, 4.0L, 5 speed AX15, 4x4, Metric ton package. I am very excited, and have lots of questions. My first question is about the gears. I understand that the truck has a rear Dana 44 and a front Dana 35. The guy that I bought the truck from did a couple of modifications. One was to change the gears. I'm not sure what they were from the factory, but he put 4.56 gears in the front and rear. It has 31" tires. I don't plan to go any larger. Is this a good idea to use this gear setup. It seems to be geared really low. First gear is almost not needed on the street. On the highway, the RPMs read about 3000 at 75 miles per hour. I'm not really an off roader.....yet. the truck will see mostly asphalt. I do like the option though. Would I be better off with a different gear ratio? I am getting about 16 miles per gallon around town? Thanks to whoever responds.
