Bojangles

I just put 33" Cooper Discoverer stt Mud Terrains on my truck and i love them, but im trying to figure out if its to much strain on the truck itself. it has 250k on the body. 3,000 on the brand new motor, 2,000 on the brand new transmission, and 6,000 on the brand new gears in the front end and rear end.
I have a 4 inch suspension lift and im afraid that the extended driveshaft is going to snap lol
What yall think?

mistergarrett

This Link has only failed me once in over 1 year

also helps

BigBluePile

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geeeezus. what gears do you have...

Bojangles

Its got stock gearing as far as i know. Ive never done anything with them, But i have receipts that show that they were rebuilt around 6,000 miles ago. The yota seems to hold up though...And it still Accelerates nicely

BigBluePile

iTrader: (3)

Do a little research, what tranny do you have?

4.88's from a junkyard might help you...

Bojangles

As far as i know its a Stock Tranny. Bought it from a fella about 5 months ago, having little issues here and there, but nothing i cant handle. Just wanted to get some input on what yall thought on the 33's

Bojangles

Cant exactly figure out how to post a picture on here, but im working on it

yayfortrees

IMO, 33s shouldn't be too much for a solid 2.4, as long as the gearing is correct for it. If the gearing isn't close, you're going to put a strain on the motor, clutch, transmission, and drive-line.

Bojangles

Im thinking about finding some bigger gears. Cause it struggles to run Highway speeds, and im killing my gas mileage. This is what it looks like now. IF...I can get this picture to work.

Bojangles

Click the picture and you'll see what ive got going on

crolison

5.29's

Matt16

Find out what gears you have- hopefully no one is stupid enough to have put new 4.10s in your truck. Ideally you want 4.88s (5spd) or 5.29s (for auto).

If you got 12.5" tires, they're too wide and you're likely to damage your steering. There is no benefit to going wider than 10.5 in terms of traction, 33x12.5s are popular for looks alone and stability on the street.

Jay351

4.88's will make that truck a whole new beast.

Bojangles

Well i finally decided to re-gear it, and i believe im going to put 5.29's in it.
Probably put a locker in the rear end to get me some positive traction...What yall think?

T_F_E

Yeah its all about the gearing buddy

awsumfn

With 33's I would suggest going with 4:88 gears. If you think you may go with 35's at a latter date then go with the 5:29's. The 4:88 gears with 33's should keep you pretty close to the stock gearing and your fuel milage should come back to where it was before you put on the new tires. Adding a rear locker when you change gears is a good idea.

TOYOTA 1

wrong.

the more tire you have touching the ground the more traction you have.

T_F_E

I agree, it depends on how you want your traction. If you want to float or dig down

BigBluePile

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well if you air down the 10.5's they'll be like 12.5's....

T_F_E

What happens when you air down 12.5's?