Re gearing

[sherpaJL]

The front gears are really loud starting around 40mph and stay loud while coasting down. The rear gears are pretty loud starting around 62mph. I'm at 300 miles in the 500 mile break in. I haven't gotten on it. I have the 2.0L JLUR. I do notice that I'm not in 8th gear more regularly while cruising.

they reused your old bearings

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[sherpaJL]

This past summer, climbing the beginning of our CO mountain pass, twice my Jeep overheated and I had to slow to 55 and move to the right lane. Both were loaded up pretty heavy and both were on 100+ degree days. I'm hoping the re-gear resolves that on hot days, fingers crossed

reduce coolant mix, go 20% coolant / 80% water, add in an additive like WaterWetter
I did this on previous rigs that ran hot, I also added a Flex-A-Lite blade.
I currently don't have issues with heat, but when I do, I have a plan.

 

[arnie_mueller]

they reused your old bearings

That makes me a little frustrated because I was charged $1200 for parts and I can get gears and the master install kit for $750+$150=$900, $300 price gouged.

 

[arnie_mueller]

reduce coolant mix, go 20% coolant / 80% water, add in an additive like WaterWetter
I did this on previous rigs that ran hot, I also added a Flex-A-Lite blade.
I currently don't have issues with heat, but when I do, I have a plan.

I’m not very smart. I couldn’t run that mix in winter, right? Assuming I cannot, is it easy enough on change the coolant twice a year?

 

[sherpaJL]

I’m not very smart. I couldn’t run that mix in winter, right? Assuming I cannot, is it easy enough on change the coolant twice a year?

yup, above freezing.
In the fall I would drain a bit and add in coolant to get me back to 50/50 for the winter.

 

[sherpaJL]

That makes me a little frustrated because I was charged $1200 for parts and I can get gears and the master install kit for $750+$150=$900, $300 price gouged.

FWIW
Dana Spicer 4.88 Gear Package for AdvanTEK 44 Axles
Dana Spicer 5.13 Gear Package for Advantek 44 Axles
I'm ordering 5.13s as soon as the fronts are back in stock at NR4X4.

 

[grimmjeeper]

That makes me a little frustrated because I was charged $1200 for parts and I can get gears and the master install kit for $750+$150=$900, $300 price gouged.

I doubt they reused old bearings. While possible, it's very unlikely since the shop needs to guarantee their work. And someone doing something dumb like reusing bearings would result in a very expensive repair on the shop's dime.

Any tech who got caught doing that would probably have to deal with an involuntary career path adjustment.

A shop that directed a tech to do that would go out of business pretty quickly.

More likely is that the tech made a dumb mistake setting up the gears.

Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence.

 

[rmeJeep]

I put 35s on my 23 Sahara in December. As expected 8th gear is harder to get to, but it drives great. I took it on some trails and rocks and it performed well. Full disclosure, that was my first time offroad. I'm replacing 3.45 with 4.56 tomorrow. I don't "expect" to ever go to 37s.

My first comment when I saw my 2.5" lift and 35s was "those tires look small".

 

[sherpaJL]

I doubt they reused old bearings.

I don't. I've witnessed shops doing people dirty.
Even the one shop that I do trust, I don't fully trust them either.

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