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Gear ratios

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Lifted blue limo, Dec 11, 2019.

  1. Dec 11, 2019 at 7:40 PM
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    Lifted blue limo

    Lifted blue limo [OP] My other car is a Hyundai

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    Hey guys brand new member here super excited to join and share information and sweet rides

    anyways My question is what are your opinions on gearing ratios?

    Just mounted 35” tires and here soon I’m headed to a diff shop. Unfortunately I’m between a rock and a hard place figuring 4.56 or 4.88 gears.
    I do the occasional off roading but not so much crawling. less often than not I need to tow a boat/trailer etc. she mostly sees pavement.
    (I know this is a common thread but can’t find a straight forward answer)
    leaning towards 4.56 but keep hearing to go 4.88

    pros?
    Cons?
    Any information and opinions would help greatly
     
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  3. Dec 11, 2019 at 8:08 PM
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    Lifted blue limo [OP] My other car is a Hyundai

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    What gear do you have now, what trans, what size tires did you start with? A lot to figure out. If you went up from a 30.5" tire to a 35" tire, if you have a 4.10 & go to a 4.56, you probably won't be back to where you were with the orig. tires. Google West coast differentials calculators, they have a calculator, put in your tire size, gear ratio, & mph. & it will calculate you your rpm. figure what rpm. you ran with orig tires, then what rpm. you run with new tires at same speed. Then put in different gear ratios to see what you will need to get you back to where you started, then go from there. The calculator is a great help.
     
  6. Dec 11, 2019 at 9:25 PM
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    I looked it up and the closest to stock was 4.56 if I calculated it correctly.. I keep reading that 4.88 is everyone’s go to but the high rpms at highway speeds are deterring me from it. Not to mention Configuring hills, wind, added weight (passengers, gear, occasional boat/trailer, etc.
     
  7. Dec 11, 2019 at 10:38 PM
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    That’s true 4.88 may pick up the added weight compared to 4.56 but the majority of my time driving is spent driving it to work and sometimes hitting the dirt roads as rarely towing or hauling material from the local Home Depot.
    I think 5.29 is out of my league. Seems a bit overkill for what I’ll be doing with her.
     
  8. Dec 11, 2019 at 10:39 PM
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    Every time you reply I just read it in bubbles’ voice.
    gets me every time
     
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  9. Dec 12, 2019 at 2:33 AM
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  10. Dec 16, 2019 at 8:01 PM
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    Leaning more towards 4.88 I think. Just because I want to be prepared for tire weight and have that little extra power for weight like hauling family and towing.
     
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  11. Dec 16, 2019 at 10:31 PM
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    The debate of 5.29's are for 3rd gen since it has 6th gear. For 2nd gen, 4.88 is max with 5 gears.

    Since you have 35'" tires, either 4.56 or 4.88. If you tow, I think 4.88 would be fine. I'm rocking 33.1" tires and 4.56 seems "stock" which is what style I was going for.
     

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