1992 2dr Xcab V6 5-spd 4x4, 35" Tires

I've been doing a TON of off-roading with my 1st 4WD, but the Previous Idiot.. i mean OWNER only re-geared the REAR axle.

4.11 If I'm not mistaken. So I'm putting in some new (Matching) Gears, but I need to know what gears you guys think is best for my Truck.
A local shop-owner said to do 4.88, and that'll keep my RPMs at a low 2500-3000 at 70mph on the Highway, while Still letting me do Offroading with no Problem.



So what do you guys think? 4.88 gears, 5.29, or what?

 

You definitely will be fine whichever gears you choose. 5.29's will get everything back closer to stock than 4.88s. I would go with 5.29's, you will have optimal power possible running 35 inch tires while maintaining the streetability of your truck! I just put 35's on my truck and was alittle worried 5.29's would be too much gear but it is perfect. If I went with 4.88's I think I would have been regretting not going with 5.29's.

 

First off you need to figure out what gears you have currently in both front and rear.
4.10's are very common as most came stock with that ratio. The PO may have just swapped the rear 3rd with another 3rd with lower gears

 

Im pretty sure its stock front, 4.11 rear (or whatever...)

I was originally gonna go 5.29, and thanks to your guys' help, i will.

 

That's what I'm saying. 4.10 is probably stock, the PO may have swapped in a lower ratio rear 3rd.
Just don't like people spending money for no reason. You may have the lower gears already

 

Again, thanks for the Help, but I need just a tad-bit more.

How the hell do I take this sucker apart? It looks like the Ring gear and the ("SPOOL"?) are 1 solid piece. (Rear Axle)
I cant believe there's not 1 single YouTube video on how to do this....





Should I just Try and Force it apart?

 

With all the bolts off like that the ring rear should slide off the carrier. Easier said then done though, it has to come off exactly even

 

Sweet. It came off (with a little help from a Screwdriver and Nail-puller end of a Hammer).

New gears should be here in a few Days.

What size socket is the Pinion nut, on the back of the Differential? 24mm?

 

Are you planning on setting up the gears yourself?

 

I'm going to do the entire thing by myself, why?

 

I'm making assumptions here but if you had trouble taking the ring gear off the carrier, not called a spool, that you might not know how to set gears correctly.

 

Start reading this site http://www.gearinstalls.com

 

in all fairness, I wasn't the one that put it on.

I just assumed that it should have came apart easily,but my assumption was apparently incorrect.

I looked at the new gear photos, & I looked at the gear and carrier that I took out of my rear end, and I just couldn't figure out yd year that I had in the pictures were completely different.

it just looked to me like the gear and carrier were all one solid piece. but with a little help from other YotaTech users, a hammer and a screwdriver, I was able to figure out that they were in fact two different parts.

 

I totally encourage people to do their own work. I just hope that you understand what you are getting yourself into. If you have never done it before, Download the factory service manual and follow it step by step. The gears have to be setup to very tight tolerances and have to be meticulously assembled. If they are even off by a few thousandths you will be tearing it apart and buying all new parts again.

 

Oh man... i'm so pissed.

All that time, energy, and money WASTED.

The gears suck. I was in 5th gear, and doing 20 MPH, at like, 4,000 RPM.

What the hell???


Anyone know someone that sells any 2:1 or 3:1 8" ring and Pinions? The lower the Number, the Better, because 4:1 and 5:1 aint cuttin' it.

 

What gears did you install?
Are you stuck in 4lo or something??

 

what ratio did you take out and what ratio did you put in? Are you still running 35" tires?

 

Take the transfer case out of low range.

 

So you want to go faster in 4lo? If that's right . Yes you went the wrong way on gear choices. You would be better with 3:88 or higher then you could go faster in low range. Or you could drive in 4 high and use 4 low just for the rough stuff and crawling. I have 5:29 's and dual stock cases and I wish I had lower gears sometimes in the rocks. I think if you get used to the gear choices you have you will be fine. A perfect example is trying to sell third members with 4:11 stick gears is very hard ,with 5:29 gears you can sell them at a premium and quickly.

 

Guys, guys, c'mon....

I was in 2wd, driving down the ROAD, and was barely breaking 25mph. It was ridiculous. It'd be OK if I wanted to pull heavy stuff, or 4-wheeling, but NOT for driving down the road.

I pulled the 4.11 gear out, put 5.71 (or something like that) in.

I'm just going to go with the lowest Number Gear Ratio that I can find, but they're hard to find.

Any ideas?