Outer Limits 4x4 Board

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

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

you can break anything if u try hard enough

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

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

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????

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

big red hilux wrote: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

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

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

killalux wrote: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

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

killalux wrote: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

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.

supercrawler wrote: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 ??

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

supercrawler wrote: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 ??!!

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.

Dave not for long..