1st as granny gear or not?

[TomO]

I'm still undecided about this on the new-to-me '04 KJ. It seems that 1st gear is just a bit too low for normal on-the-road starts, and 2nd may be just a bit too high.

In my '77 CJ ( 258 w/ 4speed T10 and 410s ), 1st is almost never used on the road. Same goes for my '88 F250 7.3 Diesel.

Does anyone else relegate 1st gear to 'granny gear' duty only in a KJ?

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TomO

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

So are talking about an automatic (the 42RLE) or a manual ******?

Bob

 

[OneOneNiner]

Granny + Auto = Whiplash :freak3: never heard of such a thing.

Granny gear and a 300 straight six could pull a house down.

 

[simond]

got the 3.7 6 speed manual ...use my 1 just to startt...

when i go on higway i shift 1-3-6 skiping 2-4-5 due to the gearing of the ******

 

[TomO]

I'm talking about the 5 speed manual ****** that came stock with the '04 Liberty and 3.7L engine and starts on-the-road under normal conditions.

It seems that 1st on my '04 KJ is kinda useless, but 2nd is a bit of a stretch for starting out. I listed a couple of my other 4wd manual transmission vehicles as a comparison because on those, I typically relegate 1st gear as Granny gear with no problems.

 

[OneOneNiner]

It seems that 1st on my '04 KJ is kinda useless, but 2nd is a bit of a stretch for starting out.

Regearing may make 2nd a better 1st.