ok guys i have searched over and over if yall could help by answerin or by helping me find the thread i would be very thankful. i dont mean to get on anyones nerves just couldnt seem to find an answer that was good for me. ok i have a 95 tacoma v6 auto 3in body 3in sus. lifts runnin 33in swampers what would be a good gear to run would love to have my power back. second how can i find my axle code if my door jam sticker is gone???

 

duuuuuuuuuuuuuuudeee those two questions are answered alllllll over this site.

 

id run 5.29s with that lift in case you ever wanted to go to 35's..... And are you wanting to find out what your stock gears are?

 

yeah i need to find out what i have now i think they are 3.91 but the sticker is gone maybe due to water damage lol and by the way how would 4.88s do?

 

are you a 5 spd or an auto. 4.88s will be fine in a 5 spd with 33s

get your vin # and use this chart..scroll down to vin section

http://www.brian894x4.com/Gearratiosanddiffs.html

 

automatic btw way just added a profile pic is it showin up?

 

thats the sticker im missing all thats there is the vin

 

at the bottom of that page you can get ur ratio with only the vin number.no sticker needed..and i might go with 5.29s with the auto

 

unless im reading it wrong..if so you can always spin your rear wheel once and count driveshaft rotations..for example 4 full turns and almost a quarter drive shaft rotations to one wheel rotation would be 4.10 gears

 

not trying to be difficult but all i have is the long vin number i dont have the one one the bottom right

 

when buy the gears would i need to know if they are open or not?

 

and would i have 8in or 7.5in gear?

 

http://home.4x4wire.com/erik/diffs/

If you don't have the codes you are going to have to count.

 

7.5 front and 8 rear

 

that helps out a lot!! which as long as i know 7.5 in the front 8in in the rear it really doesnt matter what my old gears are i guess so 4.88s will give my old pep back

 

i mean 5.29 lol how will my rpms be out on open road?

 

your rear is actually like a 8.2 or something. not sure about the rpms but you'll definitely get your pep back..

 

thanks so what gears are u running and anysuggestions on where to buy from?

 

I'm running 4.10's with 35's and it sucks. You can try www.justdifferentials.com for gears and lockers...But Id check with some of the guys on here like waskillywabbit first..I like keeping my business among e-friends

 

This is meant to help, not to confuse. Just so you are aware, the Tacomas and '96-02 Runners also have a 7.5" front diff, but it has reverse-cut gears. This diff is different than your front diff. Yours has a 7.5" diff w/ standard-cut gears. Your rear diff is called the 8" V6/Turbo diff.

Your RPMs will be about 5-800 higher at highway speeds if you go from 4.11s (guessing that's what you have now) to 5.29s. To give you an idea, my 4.88s made it so I do about 2700 RPMs @ 70 MPH in O/D. Not bad at all IMO. You'll lose a little bit of top-end speed, but well worth it for all the acceleration and torque you'll get back.

I say 4.88s if you're never going to get bigger tires. If you think you might, 5.29s for sure.