changing gears?

nmb_cole · 08-27-2007, 02:48 PM

Do I need t change out my gears while I am lifting my truck 6" and putting 35" tires on?

humanoid · 08-27-2007, 03:55 PM

Yes, or you'll get crappy mileage and lose some HP too.

nmb_cole · 08-28-2007, 07:40 AM

what do I need to change them too? So many people are telling me different things.

humanoid · 08-28-2007, 10:02 AM

I would change them after you get your lift done, or at the same time if you can. It's not really that critical, but it'd be better to get it done than not getting it done.

reid · 08-28-2007, 10:44 AM

There will not be any mechanical problems with running the old gears, you will just go a whole lot slower.

nmb_cole · 08-28-2007, 11:05 AM

Thanks guys. I just want to do this right the first time. A lot of people are sayin I'm crazy for doing this but I love how it looks. Some guys took me 4 wheeling a couple weeks ago with them and I really wanted to be able to do every thing they could.

nd · 08-28-2007, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nmb_cole

Thanks guys. I just want to do this right the first time. A lot of people are sayin I'm crazy for doing this but I love how it looks. Some guys took me 4 wheeling a couple weeks ago with them and I really wanted to be able to do every thing they could.

then you need to go out and buy yourself a hummer. not one of those crappy ass H2's or H3's but a real honest to God Hummer. My friends dad had when we were in high school and that thing was badass!!! you can show everyone up in one of those.... that is if you can fit the thing down the trail....

nmb_cole · 08-28-2007, 01:11 PM

Do you have a hummer? I am sorry to say but I drive like the sterotypical girl so the less blind spots the better for me

nmb_cole · 08-28-2007, 01:13 PM

I have done some crazy drivin in an M998 in iraq though. that was fun.

tacomaclay · 08-28-2007, 08:30 PM

Good luck shifting that thats all I got for ya bud

nmb_cole · 08-29-2007, 06:24 AM

what should I change them to? I've been told 410. Is that good?

nd · 08-29-2007, 09:59 AM

No i dont have a hummer, cant afford one, nor do i reallly want one, but they do impress me.

throwbacktaco · 09-16-2007, 09:30 PM

screw a hummer get atleast some 4.56 gears for 35s

toco389 · 10-05-2007, 06:37 PM

keep in mind most tacomas mine being 98 if you have a v6 (5vz-fe) 3rd member are a 8" housing and already have 4.11 as the ratio stock. me workin at a gearshop i realized its not the best idea to re gear if you dont have to. the pinion gets awful small in diameter as you gear lower which equals in big loud bangs when you take your truck out to play. jmo i

08-27-2007, 02:48 PM	#1
nmb_cole Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2549 Posts: 8 2006 4wd tacoma 2006 Access Cab Automatic Working on lifting it over the next couple days	changing gears? Do I need t change out my gears while I am lifting my truck 6" and putting 35" tires on? __________________ Get in my taco!!!

08-27-2007, 03:55 PM	#2
humanoid My Own Alliance: Old Man Division Joined: Jun 2007, #1932 Location: Sunny SoCal Age: 40 Posts: 898	Yes, or you'll get crappy mileage and lose some HP too. __________________ '99 Taco PreRunner V6 3.4L auto * Sway-A-Ways * deckplate mod & TrueFlow air filter w/ TrueFlow MIT * ScanGauge II

08-28-2007, 07:40 AM	#3
nmb_cole Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2549 Posts: 8 2006 4wd tacoma 2006 Access Cab Automatic Working on lifting it over the next couple days	what do I need to change them too? So many people are telling me different things. __________________ Get in my taco!!!

08-28-2007, 10:02 AM	#4
humanoid My Own Alliance: Old Man Division Joined: Jun 2007, #1932 Location: Sunny SoCal Age: 40 Posts: 898	I would change them after you get your lift done, or at the same time if you can. It's not really that critical, but it'd be better to get it done than not getting it done. __________________ '99 Taco PreRunner V6 3.4L auto * Sway-A-Ways * deckplate mod & TrueFlow air filter w/ TrueFlow MIT * ScanGauge II

08-28-2007, 10:44 AM	#5
reid Senior Member Joined: May 2007, #1645 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 260 2007 V6 Access Cab 2007 Access Cab Manual V6 4.0L Magna Flow stainless cat-back, 3" Toytec Lift, 32" Mickey Thompsons	There will not be any mechanical problems with running the old gears, you will just go a whole lot slower. __________________ Reid

08-28-2007, 11:05 AM	#6
nmb_cole Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2549 Posts: 8 2006 4wd tacoma 2006 Access Cab Automatic Working on lifting it over the next couple days	Thanks guys. I just want to do this right the first time. A lot of people are sayin I'm crazy for doing this but I love how it looks. Some guys took me 4 wheeling a couple weeks ago with them and I really wanted to be able to do every thing they could. __________________ Get in my taco!!!

08-28-2007, 01:11 PM	#8
nmb_cole Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2549 Posts: 8 2006 4wd tacoma 2006 Access Cab Automatic Working on lifting it over the next couple days	Do you have a hummer? I am sorry to say but I drive like the sterotypical girl so the less blind spots the better for me __________________ Get in my taco!!!

08-28-2007, 01:13 PM	#9
nmb_cole Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2549 Posts: 8 2006 4wd tacoma 2006 Access Cab Automatic Working on lifting it over the next couple days	I have done some crazy drivin in an M998 in iraq though. that was fun. __________________ Get in my taco!!!

08-28-2007, 08:30 PM	#10
tacomaclay Banned Joined: Aug 2007, #2543 Posts: 79 SR5 4x4 04 2004 Access Cab Automatic 3.4 v6 Flowmaster exhaust, K&N 77 series intake, kobalt aluminum toolbox	Good luck shifting that thats all I got for ya bud

08-29-2007, 06:24 AM	#11
nmb_cole Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2549 Posts: 8 2006 4wd tacoma 2006 Access Cab Automatic Working on lifting it over the next couple days	what should I change them to? I've been told 410. Is that good? __________________ Get in my taco!!!

08-29-2007, 09:59 AM	#12
nd CA Founder: I'm back bitches!!! Joined: Mar 2007, #1047 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 26 Posts: 5,755 07 TRD Off-Road 4x4 debadged 2007 Double Cab Automatic V6 De badged, 5100's, Black Toyota Baja wheels	No i dont have a hummer, cant afford one, nor do i reallly want one, but they do impress me. __________________ To stupid to figure out how to use this here robot box

09-16-2007, 09:30 PM	#13
throwbacktaco Junior Member Joined: Sep 2007, #2715 Location: Lower Alabama Age: 20 Posts: 6 '95 3.4 V6 200,000 miles and counting 1995 Access Cab Automatic 5VZ FE Fabtech adjustable coilovers, HD military wrap leaf springs, 3" body lift, 33 x 12.50 super swamper tXus radials, deckplate mod, STRAIGHT PIPE	screw a hummer get atleast some 4.56 gears for 35s

10-05-2007, 06:37 PM	#14
toco389 Junior Member Joined: Oct 2007, #2922 Posts: 3 99 TOCOMA SR5 V6 1999 Access Cab Manual v6 5VZ-FE AFE COLD AIR BORLA HEADER BACK TRD SUPERCHARGER.BBK, LIFTED 3 INCHES ON 33'S. LOCKRITE IN THE DIFF.	keep in mind most tacomas mine being 98 if you have a v6 (5vz-fe) 3rd member are a 8" housing and already have 4.11 as the ratio stock. me workin at a gearshop i realized its not the best idea to re gear if you dont have to. the pinion gets awful small in diameter as you gear lower which equals in big loud bangs when you take your truck out to play. jmo i

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