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- First Name
- Logan
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- Suffolk, VA
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- JL sport
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Hey guys, been running my jeep for a few months since I picked her up. Just a bit of back story for context, I bought my first jeep in 2008, it was a 05 tj with an auto, I didn't know how to stick so I thought I'd be happier with the auto. Shortly after I learned how to drive stick while deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 on a 1990s Toyota hilux 4cy diesel. It was all dirt and "moondust". It was a BLAST. gave me the bug for manual tranny. I drove the tj until 2017, I had to sell it for chump change for cash. in 2015 I bought a harley sportster, drove it for many many miles, again selling it for cash at the same time I sold the jeep.
In November 2020 I picked up my 2dr sport with a stick. I knew I wanted the stick this time, giving me throwbacks to my fun in the moondust of Afghanistan.
But...I have to say I am not impressed, at all. The tranny shifts very smooth, but the clutch pedal feels like slosh, I've had it for 4 months and 7k miles and still have a hard time finding the friction zone. I dont stall it, but it is miles different of an experience then my sportster and the old hilux. Starting in first on level ground and I find myself still giving too much throttle or not enough. The clutch seeming to engage differently every time I go to let up the pedal.
Its got me even not wanting to take it off road at all. How the hell am I going to go up a hill offroad in 4lo when the smallest rock that gets in my way threatens to stall me out. There just seems to be no slow speed (<5mph) control in this thing.
Don't get me started on reverse gear.
I dont plan on a crazy build with this jeep, I dont want no more than 33s (maybe 35s...) small lift, thinking stock rubi takeoff suspension. My question here is what things can I do to help remedy this crappy gear ratios in the tranny? I dont want to have to be manipulating the clutch pedal non stop while offroad. I'd been considering a axle ratio change and going overkill with it for the tire size. I'm not worried about gas millage, I just want to enjoy this thing...
Sorry for the wall of text and potentially my ignorance on the matter. I just don't want to ruin the tranny by treating it like my sporty or hilux (I've heard terrible things about very premature clutch wear after very very short amounts of time in this tranny). Thinks for any advice
In November 2020 I picked up my 2dr sport with a stick. I knew I wanted the stick this time, giving me throwbacks to my fun in the moondust of Afghanistan.
But...I have to say I am not impressed, at all. The tranny shifts very smooth, but the clutch pedal feels like slosh, I've had it for 4 months and 7k miles and still have a hard time finding the friction zone. I dont stall it, but it is miles different of an experience then my sportster and the old hilux. Starting in first on level ground and I find myself still giving too much throttle or not enough. The clutch seeming to engage differently every time I go to let up the pedal.
Its got me even not wanting to take it off road at all. How the hell am I going to go up a hill offroad in 4lo when the smallest rock that gets in my way threatens to stall me out. There just seems to be no slow speed (<5mph) control in this thing.
Don't get me started on reverse gear.
I dont plan on a crazy build with this jeep, I dont want no more than 33s (maybe 35s...) small lift, thinking stock rubi takeoff suspension. My question here is what things can I do to help remedy this crappy gear ratios in the tranny? I dont want to have to be manipulating the clutch pedal non stop while offroad. I'd been considering a axle ratio change and going overkill with it for the tire size. I'm not worried about gas millage, I just want to enjoy this thing...
Sorry for the wall of text and potentially my ignorance on the matter. I just don't want to ruin the tranny by treating it like my sporty or hilux (I've heard terrible things about very premature clutch wear after very very short amounts of time in this tranny). Thinks for any advice
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