The 5.29 Mega Thread!!

5.29

Also unless you’re literally carrying rocks for fun, I don’t think you’re 6500lbs. Got a pic of your weigh in from the scales?

 

I say 5.29 just because you say you don't want bigger wheels/tires now... but oh you will!!

 

It's been nearly two years into my build, but I just don't feel the need for bigger wheels/tires with all the problems that come with. These trucks are already anemic, I don't want to make it incapable of highway speeds!... Mo rubber mo problems! I think my baby wheels/tires look just fine, thank you!

 

@Metalhead514

 

Damn she chunky! Definitely 5.29s in my opinion.

 

Gonna get worse, too! Probably will be 6900-7000 pounds (fully loaded) when its all said and done, depending if I have a front passenger or not.

I just got off the phone with Slee Offroad in Golden, CO - they recommend 4.88's with stock tire sizes. More or less regardless of weight, from what I gathered. I am leaning to 4.88's since I love their shop and their work/reputation. The other big reason I would lean towards 4.88's would be to maintain highway top speed capabilities. Also, this would align with less deviation from the factory setup. Similar argument for why I won't do bigger wheels/tires, doubly so if I have not identified the need to date for the trails I do. If I were ever to go to larger wheels/tires, 5.29's all day. So long as either option would represent a noticed improvement over stock gearing with my current build, then I think I would be happy either way? I would err on the side of less aggressive change from stock gear ratios? Thanks for all the feedback so far!

 

My setup of 5.29's with 33's is damn near identical rpm's as stock tires on 4.88's. I haul about 1300lbs of weight every weekend and wouldn't want my rpm's any higher for highway driving. Also your stock tires are lighter and turn over easier than my 33's so from my experience I'd say go with 4.88's.

 

Well looky here! Now I don't know if I want to tackle one end Friday night and the other Saturday morning or do both on Saturday. So far been very pleased with the communication and service from ECGS. Hopefully the whole install, return, and core refund will go smooth.

 

That fat pig is gonna need 5.29. You can run highway speeds just fine with 5.29s.

 

I think I am going to try 4.88's out the gate. I can always change my mind. I plan to have this Tacoma for a decade, so whats a few thousand more dollars on a bajillion dollar build if I want to do bigger tires and/or 5.29's later on? You may have the pleasure of saying "I told you so". Scheduled with Slee for late July. I will post back in early August when I've run them around a bit. Thanks for the feedback everyone, I appreciate all the insight from those who have gone before me!

 

There's no I told you so, we all have to find our own path, and our trucks evolve differently.

 

The KDMax 6.0 tune is almost enough for me to not even consider re-gearing... Almost. Struggles above 7k elevation even on slight inclines, etc. Still gear hunts, but its more like a flip flop. 5 to 4 to 5 to 4, changes gears every second, for 30-60 seconds in row! Granted, that is using cruise control. And, my taco is ultra fat. Body shaming her is appropriate. And, in Colorado, this is a common elevation to be cruising at on the interstates. So I don't need much more, just a little would go a long ways. Hoping to find that sweet spot with the 4.88's.

 

5.29 ECGS

 

I have 4:88's and that much weight on 33's. Truck drives great, and I like my 75+ sprinted driving. Either way, you should be fine. I went with 4:88's because it's what Steven at ECGS recommended at the time. Front locker also went in with the gear package. That kind of weight, and you should be looking into (if you haven't already) hammer hangers, spindle gussets, LCA cam tab gussets, and bigger brakes to help with the handling.. GL!

 

265/70/17 is one size larger than stock tires size. Not a lot, 1” greater in diameter, still we thrive on details on this forum.

 

An man who is not threatened by the big tire crowd deserves a little respect here. Kudos.

 

Those are things of beauty

 

Glad to hear about your setup being similar, and it working well for you! Bigger brakes went in recently. StopTech 340mm from SOS. Definitely a nice upgrade. I will do some research into the rest... thanks for the tip! I did the OME sport suspension, SPC upper control arms, and the Dakar HD leaf spring in the back. That was a very noticeable improvement in handling.

 

Yes, correct. I realized as I was typing my post that with the stock 16" rim, going to a 17" with the same width/ratio would produce a slightly larger tire diameter... so I typed "stock-ish wheel/tire setup" somewhere in my post to compensate.
So I am in the bigger tire club! Woohoo... now someone tell my asshole buddies to stop pickin on me and my baby tires?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc?tires=265-70r16-265-70r17