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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Performance / Modify => Topic started by: WI Zukiman on August 02, 2010, 03:36:41 PM
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I dont have a lot of experience with trucks so I need some help. I want to run 35" tires on my samurai but I dont know which gears I should use. I want to still be able to drive it on the road but I dont want the gearing to be so high that I have no use for my lo gears except crawling. I'd rather use my rig for mudding and trail riding than for crawling. Any suggestions?
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5.12 in the diffs and a 6:1 T-case gear set, 4:1 gears aren't low
enough with 35" tires for a true crawl ratio, you will end up smoking
your clutch on the tough stuff
Wild
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I have calminis 5:1 and 3.9 in the diffs with my 35" tires, works great for me.
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I have calminis 5:1 and 3.9 in the diffs with my 35" tires, works great for me.
Have you taken your rig in deep mud? and can you get it up to speed easy?
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I have calminis 5:1 and 3.9 in the diffs with my 35" tires, works great for me.
Have you taken your rig in deep mud? and can you get it up to speed easy?
I avoid mud for the most time so I'm not really the person to ask :)
I have a carbed 1.6 8v and have no trouble hitting 60mph on the road, it's not a speed monster but it does alright.
A friend has 6:1 and 3.7 diffs with a stock 1.3 on 32" tires, 50 seems to be max for him, and hes working that poor 1.3 pretty hard.
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Keep in mind that a 1.6 has about 30% more power than a 1.3.
The setup I built was a 1.3, with a 1.6 head, 5.38 diff gears and
a 4:1 T-case gear set on 35" MTR's it just had a little too much
trouble crawling and required too much clutch work, and I'm sure
it will need a clutch in a short time if you wheeled it hard on the
rocks all the time
Wild
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I run 5.12 gears and a 6.5:1 t-case, works great in low range with 33x12.5" tires. My next set will be some 35" while the 33's will probably find their way onto another vehicle.
My only issue is a lack of speed in high range. With the 4 speed I am limited to 55 on a straight, just don't have the RPM's to go any faster. I would recommend the 6:1 or 6.5:1 as a start, see how you like it. Then drop down to the 5.12 if needed.
What I think would probably work best is a 4:1, 5.12 gears and a Kicker 3 or Shogun setup with a 1.6L. Probably an 8 valve just to avoid wiring and go with a side draft.
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Keep in mind that a 1.6 has about 30% more power than a 1.3.
Wild
The 1.6 was the best mod I've done. Those extra 300cc makes a huge difference, allot better street performance, and the extra bottom end torque makes crawling nicer.
It's hard to make a zuk that crawls very slow and is decent on the road. I'd like a little lower low range sometimes, but I dont want lower high range. thinking of a doubler box, but it's out of my budget at the moment, and I'm woried that the extra torque from that setup will kill my stock axleshafts.
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My only issue is a lack of speed in high range. With the 4 speed I am limited to 55 on a straight, just don't have the RPM's to go any faster
4 Speed??? What are you driving? or did you never try to shift into 5th?
Wild
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4 Speed??? What are you driving? or did you never try to shift into 5th?
Wild
My SJ-410 still has the stock 970cc 4cyl in it and the stock 4 speed transmission. Running Sammy t-case and axles though. :)
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Ohh, ;D I was wondering about that.
I had a friend that found his car had a 5th gear after he owned it several years,
one day he tried it and was like, Dohh!
LOL
Wild
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Well, I do have a 5 speed shifter on it. It didn't give me the 5th gear though. :D