Diff ratios

[big red hilux]

Guys,
what do the 5.29 diff ratio's come out of???


and would this be good to put in a hilux with a 3y engine and 35" tyres???

Thanks
Nick

[MissDrew]

You`ll break 5.29`s

I have 4.88`s and break them, I`ve broken 2 sets in the last 12 months. I`m running 36`s and a turboed 2.8

[big red hilux]

you can break anything if u try hard enough

[suprasurf]

They are from old 70's hiaces with twin headlights and yes they do bust easy.

[MissDrew]

5.29`s have a smaller pinion then 4.8`s, so they will break easier, thats what I was gettting at.

[big red hilux]

Too easy, thanks guys. I never new that there was a twin light hi ace that came out. there was a single rounded light one which came out in 1977 would they have the right diff ratios????

[hypo]

i run toyta hiace 5.29's with welded rear and have broken 2 in the last 6 months, due 2 incorrect backlash wen i put em in but ya get that. since i have set the current 2 up sweet i havent had any probs

dave from this board has been running aftermarket 5.29's with a welded rear as hi DD and hasent broken them 4 quite a few years

[suprasurf]

Too easy, thanks guys. I never new that there was a twin light hi ace that came out. there was a single rounded light one which came out in 1977 would they have the right diff ratios????

They did come in some old 77 single headlight models, if the engine is a 12R ( 1600 ) then the diffs could be 5.29's. I found a real early hiace with a factory 5.71 tiny pinion !!

I asked the question a while back re after market 5.29's " are they any beefier than the factory ones " and nobody could tell me, could still be worth some investigation

[NICK]

i have 5.29 and to date have broken 1 front. the first pair i bought i paid $88 an end for, when i replaced my front i paid $35 for the center. At this price i would rather break 2 a year then shell out the big $$$ for 4.88. I also have a spool in the rear and had it setup buy a diff shop, never had a problem with it.

NICK

[killalux]

will the 5.29 ring and pinion bolt straight into the standard 3rd member?

[suprasurf]

will the 5.29 ring and pinion bolt straight into the standard 3rd member?

Nope :(

The early diffs ( 4.88 and 5.29 ) have thin ring gears so the pinion is set by the housing to suit this. If you bolt the R&P into a later housing the side bearing adjusters will not have enough adjustment. One guy here made a spacer to go between the ring and carrier... YUK.. but it does work.

The best method is to keep the R&P with the original housing, you can move carriers around tho, ie make a 5.29 LSD

[killalux]

so the complete 3rd member from a hiace will bolt straight in and i can still use my airlocker

[suprasurf]

so the complete 3rd member from a hiace will bolt straight in and i can still use my airlocker

Yep.. fit the ARB into the 5.29 housing

[supercrawler]

HUMMM!!
How hard were you guys 4wheeling over there??
Here in southern cali most our rigs are equipped with 5.29\35"meat
Hardly have any problem even after tackle the famous
The sledge-hammer.rubicorn trails
I have 3 toys with 5.29 never had any problems.

[hypo]

HUMMM!!
How hard were you guys 4wheeling over there??
Here in southern cali most our rigs are equipped with 5.29\35"meat
Hardly have any problem even after tackle the famous
The sledge-hammer.rubicorn trails
I have 3 toys with 5.29 never had any problems.

r your 5.29s toyota factory gears ?? or aftermarket sets ??

[supercrawler]

Aftermarket. of course. U.S gear w/solid sleeve
I don't think we don't have factory 5.29 here

[suprasurf]

Aftermarket. of course. U.S gear w/solid sleeve
I don't think we don't have factory 5.29 here

Thats the question we have: Are the after market R&P stronger than the factory, from what youre saying they are ??!!

[dave]

I run after market 5.29's and have had no problems. Been running them for about 2 years. Rear is welded and i drive it daily.

[OVERKILL ENG]

Dave not for long..