BVGeezer
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Jack
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2018
- Threads
- 13
- Messages
- 165
- Reaction score
- 180
- Location
- Buena Vista, CO
- Vehicle(s)
- 2023 JLU, 1982 FJ40
- Occupation
- Retired
I think you really need to rethink the manual tranny. I'm a manual kind of person. I had manual muscle cars in the 60s, a Triumph Spitfire for 20 years, a manual Miata for 19 years, several Ram diesel manuals and a host of Subaru manuals. This is my fourth Wrangler and first automatic one. I drove the 8 speed and was instantly impressed.
When I took the JL Rubi wheeling for the first time, I was prepared to do the shifting in the manual setting. After about 30 minutes, I had found myself behind several times either over reving the engine or needing to downshift. So, I put it in D. The tranny always seemed to be in the right gear going up hill. Now, downhill I did use the manual setting for much of the descent to keep my speed down. I have no regrets about selecting the 8 speed. Just saying...
When I took the JL Rubi wheeling for the first time, I was prepared to do the shifting in the manual setting. After about 30 minutes, I had found myself behind several times either over reving the engine or needing to downshift. So, I put it in D. The tranny always seemed to be in the right gear going up hill. Now, downhill I did use the manual setting for much of the descent to keep my speed down. I have no regrets about selecting the 8 speed. Just saying...
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