Yep, they've done good work for me. They put new ball joints on my Jeep (much better than stock) and they've done the alignment on my 1999 Mercedes E430, which requires special equipment and knowledge of that platform. They did it perfectly. They also did other maintenance on the car and properly reset the maintenance reminder, which very few shops can do. They also flushed/filled the cooling system and used the correct coolant, which was Zerex G-05. (I've had other shops try and tell me that wasn't necessary, even though Mercedes specifies it for very specific and important reasons.) They have taken care of that fairly uncommon and old car with peculiar needs in a way that shows they know what they are doing.
I highly recommend them.
I was tire kicking a JK. Mileage is right, engine is right (3.6), and the price is right; however, it has the gawdawful steel wheels and 29's so I'm sure it'll also have the 3.22 gear ratio. Weels and tires are easy to change. I could even snag a set of JK takeoffs for 500 - 600 it seems, but how bad would the 3.22 ratio be on an automatic JK if I go with a 33" or so tire?
They also had a WK2 Grand Cherokee with leather and a bunch of buttons. That one is actually kind of tempting too and the price seems quite reasonable, but the mileage at 89k is a bit higher than I would care for.
Hmmm.....
Noted! My Dad and I have regewred and rebuilt a few axles, but I'd probably be leery about busting into a newer daily driver like that myself now.If you're worried about gear ratio, I've got a friend that is very reasonable and very qualified (he works for Dana).
Ah! I'm off my game. That's good to know though. I just remember how awful my YJ on 33's with a 3.07 ratio was before I regeared down to 4.10.It's actually a 3.21 ratio
With the 3.6, and 3.21, it wouldn't be horrible with 33's. 3.73 would be better, but those are hard to find. Obviously, a lower gear is always better.
With the 3.6, you have more HP. So I wouldn't be afraid to run 33's with a 3.21 ratio. But if you plan on going with 35's, you'll want to regear. Heck even with a 3.73 ratio, with the 3.6 engine, I'd still want to regear for 35's.
So on Saturday I installed a 3.5" lift on my JKU.
Now I need wheels and tires and I'm struggling and would like your help. I've got the wheels picked out:
Moto Metal 970 with grey centers:
but I'm having issues with wheel size. I'm going to a 35x12.50 tire, but I can't decide if I want to stay with the 17" wheels, or go to a 20". Sometimes I really like the look of a 20 and I like the look of this wheel in a 20 with 37" tires, but I'm affaid a 35" might be to little side wheel for looks, and for wheeling.
plus my tire options are limited with a 20" wheel. Plenty of options in 17".
thoughts!?!