Ratio choice

[old lux]

Hey guys just about to install a pair or air lockers and about to do a ratio swap.
It's currently got 4.56 ratio in ATM but going lower. I want to go 5.29 but have seen a lot of people are running 4.88.
I am going to be buying nitro gears no matter what choice I go. It's never going on the hi way.
It's currently got a 2.8 turbo diesel motor and 33" tyres. I m going 35"s very soon. I m not doing T case gears so help is thanked in advance.

Cheers,
Old Lux

[stock 4runner]

4.88 is very common cause it is a factory ratio out of a 84-88lux with a 4y. So people can buy them cheap second hand. If your spending the none I sugest the 5.29s

[old lux]

Thanks for that. Do anyone here use nitro gears? And how do they perform?

Cheers,
Old Lux

[stock 4runner]

I've never heard any thing bad myself.

[80's_delirious]

the lower you go with diff gears, the weaker they become, as there will be less teeth in contact. Maybe do some more research first? and decide if its likely to be a problem for your rig and if you really need 5.29's.

[brad 93hilux]

I pulled my centre out after around 1000kms and have alot of wear on the crownwheel on nitro 4.88's but I suspect it was the 4wd place that stuffed the install (south coast 4wd) gave them back the centre and now they are pulling it down again to try to find why.

But I believe it's installation error not the gears...

Brad

[old lux]

the lower you go with diff gears, the weaker they become, as there will be less teeth in contact. Maybe do some more research first? and decide if its likely to be a problem for your rig and if you really need 5.29's.

I got 4.55 and it's still not getting moving.with my 2.4 it struggled to wouldn't spin the 33" tyres in Hi range 4wd. When I went to a 2.8 made it better but when I go 35"s I will have the same problem. So I will have to upgrade to at lease 4.88 but because I don't want to do crawler gears yet was think ratios to give me a slower crawl still.

I pulled my centre out after around 1000kms and have alot of wear on the crownwheel on nitro 4.88's but I suspect it was the 4wd place that stuffed the install (south coast 4wd) gave them back the centre and now they are pulling it down again to try to find why.

But I believe it's installation error not the gears...

Brad

That's not a problem my diff guy knows his stuff and does it for a living also a good mate of mine and will help me of anything goes wrong he also said go 5.29

Thanks really love the feedback
Cheers,
Old Lux

[old lux]

Can I have sine last minute opinions as I should be ordering either Monday or tuesaday

[brad 93hilux]

IMOP go with 4.88's not quite as low but you don't sacrifice too much strength.

4.88's put ratios and speedos back to original with 34's.

I run 4.88's and 32's on road and Its a pain in the ass having it Sitting on high revs on the high way.

Brad

[old lux]

Yer I will be running 35s more then likely for bush. And when it is on road on rare ocasioans it will be on 33s I don't plan on going crawler gears any time soon that's wat made me think go 5.29 then I have a slower crawl speed. I don't mind sacrificing hiway speed as I have a car trailer to tow it to places that are a fair bit away

I will be ringing locktup ank asking there opinion as I have had mixed results.my diff guy said go 5.29 a lot of you guys have said go 4.88 because it's a common ratio and a few have said go 5.29 since I m buying anyway

Thanks for your help
Old lux

[old lux]

Rang Up Locktup 4x4 today(bout 5 minutes ago) they said go 5.29. i asked about the weakness of them and they said its mostly because poeple use second hand 5.29 out of old toyo hiaces and they are the weakness. they said cause its not a daily go with 5.29

cheers for you help guys old lux

[old lux]

Ratios are ordered from locktup4x4. I ended up going 5.29 nitro gears. The last set they has. And even on special so I saved myself $44 each end. thanks for your input guys. it helped heaps and I value your opinion. Please keep it up.

Cheers old lux