5.29 gears, is that about right for 38s some are saying 4.88 some say 5.13. I want to be able to drive it to where im wheeling. 5.29 with 38s they say will do about 3k at 65mph

 

i have 5.29's with 32's and i love them. i still can go 65mph down the road but my rpms are higher (tack's broke) but its it too high. if i was going to run 38's i would definitely go with the 5.29 gears.

also i have the 22r engine so i need all the gearing i can get.

 

ive got 37's with 5:29's, and i can pull 5th on the highway all day.

 

This is about what will put you closest to stock gearing
4.56- 31" to 32"
4.88- 33" to 34"
5.29- 35" to 37"
5.71- 38" to whatever at that point you should have dual cases

A lot of guys running 38's or even 42's still like the 5.29's cause the gear teeth have so much girth. I've sheared teeth of my 4.10 ring gear before so yes this is of some importance

5.29 should be just fine for you application and for god sakes, search.

 

i need to re-gear my truck, i dont know if i want 4:56's or 4:88's i have a 22r with a 4 speed and 36's, i want to go as low as possible but still be able to hit 50 m.p.h. what do i need to get?

 

I have heard that some housing shaving is required for the 5.29 in a 8inch is this true. Thanks?

 

Actually if you go check out ZUK's comparison of the 5.29's and 5.71's you will learn alot about the BS behind the myth of 5.71's
check it out here
gearinstalls.com


My 35's love the 5.29's with my 22re I have run 85 with this set up but keep it at 65-70 with no real issue's in 5th gear most everywhere I go hill's kind of slow you down a bit but for the most part you can't beat them and I am thinking jumping up to 36-37's and no gear change.

Neither of my 4runners did I have to do any clearancing for the 5.29's in the rear ends so of the 3 8" housings(one 7.5 ifs) I have to hit the BS button on that.

 

It is a tight fit. I just put my 5.29 third back in yesterday...just rotated the pinion one way or the other and it will slide in. Same thing with removal.
THough it does not pop right out like a 4.10 does I see no reason whatsoever to shave any thing off the housing...though if you did it would just need to come off slightly at the notch at the bottom of the housing...

 

Zuk's site does have that excellent article about the myth of 5.29's vs 5.71's as oleharleyman said.

You a manual or Automatic? Tippy is/was an automatic with 35's and 5.71's and she needed that gearing because she has such a tall overdrive. the 5.71's almost made her like a crawler. But the lack of power in the 3.slow is what would kill that crawler effectiveness. Now if I ever hook up that 3.4... WHEEEE!