1998 toyota tacoma gear ratio

Hi I'm working on a 1998 toyota tacoma base 4×4 2.7L 5 speed. I'm looking at lifting it 1" body and 3" suspensionand putting on bushwacker cut off fender flares on 315/75R16 which are close to 35×12.5. So I'm wondering what would be the best gear ratio for mph and rpms to stay in a happy medium. Truck is now bed lined black because of a accident needed a new cab

 

If you were to go with 35's I'd say 5.29.

I have 4.88's in mine on 33's and it's great. If I were going straight to 35's, that's the ratio I would have gone with (5.29).
I sit at 3k rpm at like 70mph or so on the highway. Right in the sweet spot in the powerband for the the 3rz. It'll be roughly the same on 35's with 5.29's

 

Ok im just trying to get an idea because it's a nice little truck but very boring stock

 

I’m interested to see what it would look like when you go with 35s! I bet it will be a sweet little truck.

 

I will definitely make a post of the truck when I get back on the road

 

A couple things:

> Here's a gear calculator:
http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html

You won't be able to exactly match your current overall ratio. Since you're a 4cyl, I'd opt for slightly lower gears since you don't exactly have much power to pull the extra weight.

Now for a word(s) of caution with 35's:

> 35's are pretty much at the max of what the IFS can handle, if not exceeding it. You'd be asking a lot of your CVs, balljoints, steering, etc... 35's and IFS are fine for instagraming and street driving, but if you intend to wheel it, you're going to break stuff.

> You can do the Rubicon on 33's, 31's even (though not easy, lol). They didn't roll the 'Con on 35's back in the 50's. My brother did it in an open diff 1st gen IFS 4runner with 32" BFGs (back in the 90s).

> If you want something you can seriously wheel with, stick to 33s, they are a great all around tire size, and popular for a reason. Or go SAS. And if you go SAS, it's 40's and tons or nothing...

> You say it's "boring" stock, which I can only assume that's because you haven't really tried driving it off road, or you're going purely for looks. These trucks are perfectly capable getting you into a TON of trouble 100% stock form.

> And lastly, if you don't have a ton of off-roading experience (I'm betting you don't since you're asking a pretty common question), I'd say leave it as is, maybe get a set of 265/75r16 (or even 235/85's) all terrains and leave it as is.

 

Not to mention those regular cab 4cyl 5 speed 4x4s are like go-karts. I sometimes wish I had a reg cab just to hoon around in

 

I agree. If your going 35's its straight to 5.29's.

However, that regular cab is the perfect platform for 4.88's, 33's and throw a locker in the rear since your gonna have the 3rds out anyway.

That setup will take you places that you know damn well you have no buisness going.