Just bought my first Wrangler. I love it but after getting used to it I'm thinking that its geared awful high. I hardly need 5th gear. This is what I know:
Tires: 30x9.5 R15 Trans: 5 Speed manual
5th gear at 2000 rpm = 60-61 mph (as read by two different GPS units) When speedometer reads 60 mph GPS reads 56-57 mph Door Tag indicates that the stock tires were 205 75 R15My calculations suggest that the gear ratio is in the neighborhood of 2.97 but lowest I find reference to is 3.31
The indication that the speedometer is reading faster than actual speed while running on larger than stock tires would suggest that the speedometer was re-geared.
Does 2.97:1 gearing make any sense to anyone?