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Should I Re Gear my Gen 3 Tacoma

Discussion in 'New Members' started by Huff486, Jan 25, 2020.

  1. Jan 25, 2020 at 4:18 PM
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    I’m thinking of getting my Gen 3 off road 4x4 re geared. All the research I’ve done shows for tire sizes 31(stock) to 33” one should re gear to 488 from the stock 391. Every thing I see or read shows Tacoma owners who have done this are very positive about the performance.... it’s about $3000 bucks and I don’t want to compromise reliability or create any other unforeseen problems....does anyone have some background in this or can share some knowledge about the subject?
     
    Huff486, Jan 25, 2020
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  2. Jan 25, 2020 at 4:26 PM
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  3. Jan 25, 2020 at 7:41 PM
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  4. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:17 AM
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    Thanks guys... copy learning as I go
     
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  5. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:19 AM
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  6. Jan 27, 2020 at 5:24 AM
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    Welcome to TW! Do you plan on getting larger tires or adding front/rear lockers?
     
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  7. Jan 27, 2020 at 7:58 AM
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    Like, so many.
    I've got 33s and armor and haven't needed to regear, FWIW.
     
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  8. Jan 28, 2020 at 10:52 AM
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    Im not gonna get bigger tires yet. I think I may just hold off on that...Thanks for the imput
     
    Huff486, Jan 28, 2020
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