I am about to order 5.29's for the front and rear. Ineed to know how to tell the difference in a 2 pinion and 4 pinion rear for the master install kit.

Thanks,
Dale

 

if you have stock gears in your truck, your axle code will have a letter than a 3 digit #.... the last digit should be a 2 or a 4 ... those are for the pinion

 

Thanks for the quick reply. But where is the code at.

Thanks again, Dale

 

code should either be on the door jamb or on the plate under the hood. for the most part(not necessarily 100%) if you have a 4 cylinder engine without the turbo, you'll have a 2 pinion rear. if you have a V6 or turbo 4 cylinder, most likely a 4 pinion rear, though i've seen some with 2 pinion.

 

count the number of ribs on the diff. (low pinion diffs)
3 ribs = 2 pinion.
4 ribs = 4 pinion.

 

OK I have a 94 v-6 auto and my vin # has a 2 in it and thats it so I was thinking of a 2 pinion and now I counted the ribs and now i'm thinking it's a 4. Now what. Thanks alot for the help and keep it coming. Sooner or later we'll get this figured out.

Thanks again, Dale

 

its most likely a 4 pinion...check here: http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/faq/vin/

 

It isn't actually in the VIN it is the "Axle Code" G292 = 2 pinion G294 = 4 pinion