Has anyone Changed Their Gearing??

Hi Everyone.

When it comes to 2nd Gen Tacomas i'm kind of a Noob and I want to regear my Diffs.

my Stock 4.10 Gears do not like my 33X12.5 inch Tires and neither does my wallet (Gas Milage)

But with all the reading i have done, i havn't seen anyone on this forum or Toyotanation that has talked about regearing. I know the 6 cyl has pleny of power to push my 33's but the 4 stuggles.


I have worked with people on toyota pickups and first gen Tacomas regearing to 5.29. but again havn't see ne thing on 2nd Gen


Is there any company out there that sells new gearing for 2 gen's???

I am never planning on going bigger than a 33" (unless they come up with a solid Axle Swap Kit hahaha

Therefore i only need 4.56 or 4.88


does anyone know of a reliable company that sells these. thank you in advance for your attention to this. it helps out Alot.

 

4.56 would be the best. Othwerwise if you went with 4.88 and drove on the highway alot your gas milage would go to crap. But, you would see a definite power increase.

 

Yea i Know 4.56 would be perfect for my 33's


But I havn't seen them...are the thrid members the same between first and second Gen's??

 

Can you guys explain the gearing thing to me? I am lost when it comes to how different gearing ratios effect power and gas mileage... Thanks in advance...

 

This is a decent explanation: http://www.datsuns.com/Tech/tech_gearing.htm

 

Awesome! Thanks!!!!!

 

No prob. I was going to explain it myself but figured someone else already has. Word...

 

Ohh wow all pro did have gearing a couple of months ago......yea for the v6 the engine has enought power to pull 33's even wiht the 3.96 gearing. but the 4 banger has a touger time. its not gas that i'm worried out...its about gain my full 159 HP Back and being able to rock crawl

 

Fronts are expensive huh??? and then u have to pay someone to install them....wonderful haha

 

heres another chart:
http://www.4lo.com/calc/geartable.htm

BTW, I have a 3.4 auto with 33s and Im running 4:88s

 

No i'm not talking about dropping the Diff......i'm talking about switching the gearing......$500 is not a complete diff...thats just the gearing....a complete diff runs about 900-1200 bucks

 

umm yea so with all pro its gonna cost me over $1200...i think i'm gonna pass and wait a little bit hahaha til there are mor companies that will compete

 

http://www.marlincrawler.com/htm/diff/tacoma_diff.htm


i think i'm gonna go with marlin crawler...they're prices are way more reasonable and i know they have quality products

 

Yea....i know...i gotta change the gearing inside the Diff thats what i was saying

 

I think the confusion on this thread is with the word drop. By dropping the diff, Krookz meant removing the diff...it sounds like hashemg thought drop meant adding a drop kit...correct me if I'm wrong.

 

I mean the same thing........

Dropping the Diff out of the truck is not the problem....onece the diff is out you have to gut out the 4.10 from the diff and reinstall the 4.88....thats where the expensive labor comes into play.

 

hahaahah......glas we solved that



and i'm not doing this for a little hiwl...because i'm not paying $1200 for parts.

 

ok i thought u were sayin u had to use a totally different diff housing if u have 4 wheel drive.

 

Just want to add, if you haven't done a gear swap before, take it to a shop, pay the price its not as easy as 1-2-3.

 

Yeah its not easy and not cheap. 4.88 would be to tall for your truck really need 35's for 4.88s. Im running the 4.56 and loving them but your looking @ spending atleast 800$ in gears then installing cost. check this site out, this man does awesome installs.
http://www.gearinstalls.com/

also.
eastcoastgear. and randysgear, would be the only places I would buy gears from.