Gearing

[87yotaGOD]

Since im only running 29's, and I want 32's or 33's on my truck, I know to keep any power I will probably have to redo my gear ratios. What size are the axles? gears? in my truck. Its an 87 22R 4wd. I see 7.5in and 8.0 in? Which should I get? And what gear ratio would you guys recomend.

[Sidney]

VIN & gear axle ratio definition code sites:

http://www.sr5.net/sr5axles.htm
http://www.brian894x4.com/Gearratiosanddiffs.html
http://www.geocities.com/toyotashawn/ratios.html
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/faq/vin
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ToyVIN.shtml
http://www.showmesome.info/hilux/info/vin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Truck
http://www.4runners.org/articles/vin_code.html
http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/other/4_dts.html
http://www.autoinsurancetips.com/toyota_vin.htm
http://www.paintscratch.com

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[87yotaGOD]

thanks

[sonofmayhem]

4.88 gears, most likely and i think you have your axle sizes right, i know they are 8in in the rear, or 7.8in but us americans like to round up!

[87yotaGOD]

Ah, i decided against getting 33's for now, just gonna get some 31 inch Super Swamper LTB's on a set of different wheels so i can use those offroad and switch back to my street tires for normal use, saves gas mileage. Even though gas is only 2 dollars a gallon here, it still sucks to get about 12 mpg with mud tires.

[sonofmayhem]

12MPG!!!! what!? well i just got 25mpg highway, with my atv, camping gear, and through the mountains, with my 30s i want to go up to 33s but i gots no money...

[texas12]

I'm running 33 mud terrains and I get 18mpg with a mix of city/hwy. Still got stock gears but wanting to change to 4.88.