Gear Ratios - 1988 Pickup

[matthogan]

I own a 1988 Toyota pickup with 23 ER motor. The rear end blew out and I need a ring and pinion set but since I don't want to spend much money I located a 1986 Toyota pickup with the same motor 2 wheel drive for free. What are the chances the gear ratios in the rear are the same?


- Matt Hogan

[Phat_Phingers]

check the tire sizes, my 86 2wd is geared pretty slow (numerically high) with 14 in wheels, is yours a 4x4? otherwise VIN # at dealer ship might be able to find out

[DCM]

Check the VIN tag under the hood; it'll tell you all you need to know. Something like "axl/trans" etc. Match up the numbers that fall under the "axle" part of the tag, such as "G292" which means a 8" 4:10 2-pinion open diff or "G254" which indicates a 8" 4.56 4-pinion diff. There's a wide range of gearing, my trucks range from 3.07:1 to 4.88:1.

If your ring and pinion blew, you'd be better off to get a third member instead of just the gears. That way you don't have to pay to have it set up.

[Sidney]

http://www.sr5.net/sr5axles.htm
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ToyVIN.shtml
http://www.showmesome.info/hilux/info/vin/
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

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[mach9]

hey i have some stock ring and pinions out of my 88. i took them out at 150k and they just been sittin here.

[slacker]

2WD wont fit ... although it is an 8" , the bolt pattern is different .

[85x2doa86alive]

if all else fails, count the # of teeth on the ring and on the pinion. ring / pinion = ratio