Like you I drove very little on the highway so I
didn't really care about mileage. (Less than 20K miles
in 4 years.) The Jeep would go like hell off the line
with the 4.56's, but just turned to many rpm's on the
highway for my taste.

I think you are correct in that the 4.56's would be
better suited to 35's, so if you think you might go
that direction and highway rpm's don't bother you, I'd
say go for it.
--- Brandon Wingfield <bwannon@...> wrote:

> 4.56 were to low wiht 33s? I was thinking about
> swithing out my 3.73s for 4.56s, Was your MPG to
> low? righ tnow I am getting 12.5MPG average on a
> 2006 wrangerl X with 4 inch lift 33X10.50 on stocck
> rims. I do mostly city driving very little highway
> and was thinking the 4.56 might giver alittle better
> milage with alot of stop and go traffic and if I
> ever want to go to 35s I wouldn't have to switch out
> gears. I have had my jeep over a year now and oly
> have 7,000 miles on it that tells you how much
> highway driving I do.
>
> Mark Paulson <markdpaulson@...> wrote:
> 3" lift (with swaybar disconnects) and 33's (M/T's)
> are a great combo for everyday use. I'm sure that
> many will disagree with my conservative position,
> but
> my own personal experience suggests a host of
> trade-offs associated with going bigger than that.
>
> And even with 33's, you may find it necessary to
> change the ring and pinions to something like 4.11
> if
> your Unltd is not a Rubicon.
>
> Friends who've gone the 35" route on a daily driver
> have typically worn-out drivetrain components on the
> street and broken axle shafts on the trail.
>
> With 33's I had none of the above mentioned ills. I
> did run 4.56 gears, which I found to be too much on
> the highway, so I'd stick with the 4.11-type
> gearing.
> (I found stock gearing to be insufficient to
> maintain
> speed on hills and overpasses without a lot of
> annoying downshifting (with a 5-speed trans.)
>
> Mark P.
>
> --- bambamton1 <bambamton1@...> wrote:
>
> > Hey All,
> > I'm new to San Antonio and rocks.....
> > What is the best overall lift and tire combo for a
> > daily
> > driver/weekend warrior???
> > Currently I have 33" tall tires but would also
> > consider as big as 36"
> > My Jeep is a 2005 Unlimited....
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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