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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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rear gearing suggestions
so i have an '85 toyota pickup with a 3" lift and 33" tires. what should i do to the gearing to get the engine to turn the tires better? and where can i fet this from?
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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search buddy..you'll want either 4.88's or 5.29's

the latter if you plan on going to bigger tires

search for differential gears and you'll find lots of sellers
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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You need some 4.88 gears, you can get them from marlin crawler, trail gear, or many other places. Start searching and you will find all the information you need.

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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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alright thanks.
and next thing, could i just buy a ring and pinion or the whole kit?
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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you can buy a ring and pinion..but you need a master install kit too..lol
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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one master install it per differential (that's 2 kits per vehicle..LOL)
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Go for 5.29s. I run them with 33s and really like it. Although I plan on going to 35s in the future
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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is the master install kit all the shims and spacers and all that crap?
im still tryin to figure the gearing stuff out so i need as much help as i can get
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 07:00 AM
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yes it is. honestly if you search for gears, gearing, differentials, anything like that you will find alot of info!
http://www.gearinstalls.com/
look through that
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