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Old 05-27-2011, 09:55 PM
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4.9 with 33" tires

i have a set of 33" 12s on my jeep that are like new and i dont drive my jeep. thinking about swapping them to my 90 with the 4.9. right now im running 31" 10/50. what kind of performance loss will i get by doing this. how far off will my spedo be.
 
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Old 05-27-2011, 10:10 PM
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33x12.00 will rub the radius arm (assuming its stock backspacing)

You shouldnt see a performance decrase, i have a bddy with a 3'' body lift and 33's and his scoots along just fine

speedo should only be off a tiny tiny bit but nothin to worry about
 
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The speedo will be off a fair bit but that's not your biggest problem.. you need 4.10 gears in the axles or it'll be one giant slug.
 
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Old 05-27-2011, 10:28 PM
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I can answer this for you cause that is what my truck looks like. (33-12.50-15's)

The tires rub on the radius arms at full lock. I have never driven in Arizona but in Florida I can make a U-turn using 3 lanes total (turn lane and 2 opposites) and not get any rub from it.

My speedo is about 7mph off above 35mph.

My fuel mileage is down to 9mpg (4x4 with a C6 and 3.55 gearing) and no offense to him, but Conanski likes to point on that my stuff is all thrown off because of the tires but I know how I calculated it and I am 100% positive it is correct.

Also, I have the acceleration of a semi but once I get going I can run 85 all day long (then I run out of fuel... ha)

So, I think that is what youre looking at.
 
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Old 05-27-2011, 11:58 PM
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so it will work but my gas mileage will drop. im getting almost 16 mpg so it wouldnt be worth it, not at the price of gas.
 
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