Great info on re-gears. I had mine done recently and you can watch my experience going to 5.29s. Now you need to add the OTT tune that is set for the 5.29s and you'll really be happy with the setup.
Hey guys, 22 tacoma TRD off-road. I want a jack of all trades and master of none. Going to 285’s on tire size and also pull a small camper once a month that weighs 3500lbs. I’m fearful of 5.29’s due to the rumored pinion size is to small to last. I would appreciate your thoughts.
I heard if you multiply the tire size you want to your original differential gear then divide that by your stock tire size it gives you the ratio best for the new tire size and you get the gear closest to that number
Awesome information, I live in south Texas and cannot find anyone that can specialize in rearing my 2016 Tacoma TRD. I was told my a friend , That I might be able to order two completed differentials front and rear with the ratios I want and I could do the removal and installation . Then I would send back my diffs for core credit . Does this sound possible?
We like all 3 you listed... Nitros are a bit easier to set a pattern, but they're all great. I wouldn't trust any other brands outside of those 3 though.
Newb question: On my 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4WD, would my factory installed rear differential lock work (be compatible) with a 4:88 aftermarket regear, or does the locker have to be replaced with an aftermarket?
Your e-locker is compatible with a regear and doesn't need to be replaced... also, if you're ever considering doing a locker in the front, doing it at the same time as a regear would be the best time because you'll save a couple of hours in crossover labor!
We typically do 4.56s on manual transmission trucks that have 33s... it will help for sure, but we are a bit bias on the side of being slightly over-geared rather than under.
@@mtnyotas its an automatic with 33's and mostly used for highway traveling. Want to try 4.56 than 4.88 because want to keep the mpg a little better....thanks for your response
I tow a fifth wheel camper (seen in some of my videos) with my Tacoma. I haven’t added a lot of weight and am running 32” BFG All Terrains. I’m wanting to go with 4.88s as I think that’s a good middle of the road. The 5.29s would be better towing my fifth wheel most likely, but I think the 4.88s would be better for everyday driving.
Would the 5.29 be the buy once cry once senario? Things I'm looking at build out my rig; The super pacific camper. about a 3in lift. slight larger wheel/tires I want to get bigger brakes since stock wheels won't work. and front & rear armor. and procharger.
It almost been a year I’ve driven my 33s with heavy duty solid plates rockslides and bed roll cage and that added a lot weights so I’m going for 4.88 soon , I’m I making a good choice after all this years?
Hello. I have a 1988 Toyota 4x4 with a rebuilt 22RE I changed the tires and wheels from 235/75 15 to 265/70 17, everything else is stock. I want to make it my daily commuter. The problem I’m having: the elevation where I live 5600’ and I drive to almost 7000’ daily sometimes twice a day. The Toyota loses power going up the hill. Will regearing help me out or what do you recommend.
A regear is the probably the best thing you could do for altitude climbs... shoot us an email info@mountainyotas.com or call 303-834-7413 if you have any questions!
I can’t seem to find an answer, but is there any disadvantage to going with a re-gear (let’s say 4.88) but running a 32” tire? As in, can you technically be “over geared” or will it only help (even if it’s potentially over kill).
If i regear my truck, do i have to worry about the break in process? I commute twice a week around a 1 hr drive and i was told you drive the truck 10m then wait 1hr until it has cooled down for 5k miles. Is this true ?
The break-in is a 500 mile period where you have to just be easy on it... it is all about heat, so we recommend stopping and letting it cool for at least 20 minutes for every hour of driving. After 500 miles we swap the gear oil and you're ready to rip it as normal.
On 5.29s you're barely higher than stock RPMs at highway speeds... usually less than 500 RPMs higher, but there are a lot of other factors that determine that.
This seems on the high end. In my opinion which isnt worth anything really. Gears at tacoma beast are about 1500$ and install where i live is around 1300$
You know what they say about opinions... but yes, parts are around $1,500. I would highly advise against shopping by price on getting gears setup. You don't want a cheap regear, and if someone is charging under the market cost to do gears, they probably don't have much of a demand for their work for some reason.
@@mtnyotas my brother builds trucks in a shop this is why I know the price. And yes they are reputable. And I sighted my source for gears . 2300 all in for a regear here where I am, I checked the other day. Pretty standard at all the shops.
@@mtnyotas weird because i had my jeep yj done too to 5.36 gears . Guy actually did it after work off hours i brought the parts and he charged me 300$. The shop is highly reputable i guess its true as its all in who you know. If people dont know you they arent willing to do anything. This is the problem with this world
It doesn’t cancel out the benefit… I’m on 35s and my RPMs are 500 higher at 75mph. Definitely not enough to cancel out the additional MPGs from low end torque with a heavy truck.
@@dwighthouserisnt your top speed limited to 80ish now with the new gears?!? That guy with with a supercharger said with the new gears he cant get up to 90