4.88 gears
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4.88 gears
I can get a set of used 4.88 gears front a rear for my truck both front a rear open diffs (IFS front/V6 rear) he is asking $450 for both and they have about 150,000 on them are they worth it?
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Thats a little much - I paid 350 for a set of front and rear diffs and even that was too much.
Take at least 100 bucks off that or walk away. My donor third had over 300,000kms on it and needed a rebuild to boot.
Take at least 100 bucks off that or walk away. My donor third had over 300,000kms on it and needed a rebuild to boot.
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Some automatics did come with factory 4.88 gearing. Mine did. And what TC mentions is true, the factory 4.88's are "thin gears" according to ZUK & can't be regeared.
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And only the rear third is a "thin" geared differential. The front 4.88 is the same as any other 7.5" front toyota diff.
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I got 250 bucks for my stock 4.56 diffs too
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So DeathCouger argues that 5.29's are weak gears because they are thin and Brenjen claims the same of the stock 4.88's diff's. So I ask what a guy is supposed to re-gear with?
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The hype about 5.29+ gears being weaker then say 4.10's is all heresay. It all depends on the quality of the setup of the gears. As the gears get bigger the install becomes more crucial. Zuk covered this on his webpage.
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