hey. just wondering about swapping to 4.88's in my 4runner. I have a 4cyl 4runner 92' and its got 4.10's in it right now. i've heard that 4.88's come stock in v6's with the 31" tire package. so is it possible if i find one of those that i can put it in my 4runner? just wondering about if that's compitable with my 4runner. so yeah if i could get some thoughts on that it'd be great!
thanks

 

They will work in your 4Runner.

 

the 4runner donor has to be auto trans and 92-95 as well i think. look for code g144, if i recall. the swap is straight forward. search here for '4.88'.

 

so does the donor have to be auto even if mine is a 5sp manual? also mine is g292. so it's 2 pinion. is the g144 the 4 pinion one? will that work still?

 

only the autos had 4.88s. not sure what 2 and 4 pinion is but it will work!

 

this should have all the info you need http://home.4x4wire.com/erik/diffs/

 

alright cool! thanks for the help everyone.

 

one more question here. um... where can I find a set of 4.56's? do you know what years and packages those came on?

 

a bunch of those are around. try craigslist or the for sale section here.

 

I spent almost a year at PnP looking for a set out here. I finally found 'em.
This will be second gear swap this year.
4.10's to 4.56's in early summer.
4.56's to 4.88 some time soon.

 

yeah i'm gonna have to start looking for some. i know of a couple around i'm going to look at to check the gears.
thanks

 

Check the door jams, not the gear.

 

yeah i know. but thanks in case i didn't.

 

i believe the v6 towing package came with 4.88

as for the 4.56, i think they were on all v6 4x4


don't qoute me on this


good luck

 

i'm gonna quote you on it! haha. yeah i'm gonna try and find some for sure. but ya just wondering too if i want to run 31's for sure and possible 32's/33's in the future which gearing would be the best?
thanks

 

From what i have learned in these forums this is how it goes:

31"=4:56
33"=4:88
35"=5:29

If you plan on going to 33" tire later on you should go with the 4:88s
It should work just fine with 31" you will just experience higher rpms and quicker acceleration.
I read a forum here the other the day of someone using 4:88 gears on 31" tires.

SOMEONE CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG

 

go for the 4.88s if you plan on running 33s, I'm currently running 4.56 behind a 3.4 and a 5 speed, and wish I had slightly lower gears. If you're still looking for 4.56s by the time I throw in my 4.88s, you can have mine for a case of beer + the shipping.

 

Im interested. Will ship beer asap.

 

ok. yeah i'll probably try and find some 4.88's for it then. because i'm gonna run at least 32's, so i'd rather have that if i can find it.
thanks for the responses.
shipping would probably be a killer on those anyways! haha.

 

factory 4.88 gears are found on 92-95 pickups and 4runners with a 3vze, automatic and the 31" tire package from the factory.

I got mine out of a 92 "sequoia edition" 4runner.