ya i just picked myself up an 89 4x4 4cyl and the stock tires r puny, so im wonderin how big i can go without changen the whole gearing?

 

depends on how much power you are willing to loose. Bigger tires + stock gears = power loss.

 

x2... iv run 33s and stock gears on my old 85.. it wasnt to horrible.. and iv got a friend who ran 37s and stock gears.. now that was horrible... really depends on if you like to pass people or make it up hilly roads at a decent speed

 

i just picked up a 90 4 cyl 4x4 and i put 32's on it didnt lose to much power still gets along pretty good even with a bad clutch

 

I have an 86 runner with stock gears and 33x12.5s. Its doable for city driving, but I'm gearing to 4.56s asap.

 

When I bought my 93 22re 4x4 I immediately threw 33x12.5's on it, I mean before I even drove it around the block.. I noticed it was pretty slow but I figured it was a 4 cyl truck so it wouldn't move fast regardless..

Thing is, I also got 300km to 65L city/highway and couldn't use 5th on the highway without it slowing down considerably.. I blew my motor after a while (hydrolocked..) and put my 27's back on when I got a new motor in, now I get 620km to 65L city/highway and have enough power to tow another truck without it being tragic..

If I were you I'd look at 4.56's and 31's, and 4.88's for 33's.. That'll be my next mod - the gas sucking away as quick as I put it in doesn't make it worth it to me for the extra clearance.

 

Yup.
It MIGHT be ok for around town driving but you won't be able to wheel, especially around here in S. AZ. at all.




Fred

 

That would mostly be because the odometer was reading quite a bit SLOWER with the 33's, giving you a lower mileage reading.

 

What? Around town he won't have any problems at all. He's not going to win any drag races, but it will drive around just fine. Why the hell wouldn't he be able to wheel at all?? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

 

Never played in the rocks, have you

You need to be able to go slow, crawl, around here and most everywhere else (but especially around here in the rocks) where you really need 4wd.




Fred

 

Ummmm....he still has 4lo. You've never driven a truck with stock gears and oversized tires, have you? 4lo is still pretty damn low and perfectly capable of wheeling with 33's on stock gears. It's not going to be so much of a difference that he can't take it off-road. Geez....

 

i got a 89 4x4 4cyl. sr5 and i just put some 33x10.5-15 tires on it and i ran her through the mud, worked great, but how much power am i gonna give up on the road?

 

a bunch, you are gonna want 4.88's...

 

I'm beginning to notice this SAME EXACT question gets asked like 3x a day on here.

 

If you are gunna drive on the freeway alot, I'd go with 4.56's. Most of my driving is offroad/in town and it does great! but on the freeway my truck is screaming at me at 65 mph and 3000 rpm I think 4.56's would be perfect for lots of freeway driving because you'd be able to go 70-75 probably at about 2700 rpm which is pretty good!

 

yep


people!!! It's not that hard!

 

yeah i ran the sucker through the mud hole, worked amazing, but im worried about loosing too much power on the road with the stock gears. any advice would be much appreciated!

 

double post? You already have a thread with the same question going.

 

ya man, i swear i just seen a thread on this from you.... as i mentioned in the other thread.. it depends on your driving habits.... if you Search the fourms you may find that there are lots of threads on this subject.

 

ya sorry im kinda in a hurry as you can tell cuz ive been looking around for answers, admittedly kinda hard to find. anyway thx for your help.