31" - 32" - or 33" with 4.88 gears. What you think?
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If I gave you a truck with 33" tires and one with 31" tires and I told you to wheel them down a trail, and I didn't tell you which had which tires, and I did the bare minimum next to nothing to clear the 33" tires, I guarantee that from the drivers seat, you couldn't tell the difference in offroad performance, but you might from the loss of power, braking, & gearing.
- Larger contact patch on the ground.
- More clearance after airing down.
- A tire running at a lower PSI and therefore better conforming to the ground for more traction.
- Better shock absorbing characteristics.
- Tire lugs are typically spread farther apart which also improves off road traction.
- Louder on the road.
Trust, you'd know right away which truck you were in. I have ran 31's, 32's, and 33's. The differences on and off road were stark.
Frank
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Should be fine (assuming you have manual trans), but what tires come in 32x10.50? I REALLY don't see why people do 32's ... at least go to 33's and get some ground clearance benefit.
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All I know is that I'm going to go with some 33x9.5's to match my 4.88/5spd/22re setup. Once I get some cash.
There's a great tech article that people bring up from time to time that talks about how a narrower tire really allows for much better traction. Apparently the length of the contact patch is more important than the width. That would be a fascinating thing to study.
There's a great tech article that people bring up from time to time that talks about how a narrower tire really allows for much better traction. Apparently the length of the contact patch is more important than the width. That would be a fascinating thing to study.
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Well I ran the 4.88s with 31s for about the first 45,000 miles on my truck (it came stock that way) and even brand new (in 1993), near sea level, in the the flat lands here, it couldn't hold OD on a slight incline at 70mph. I think it's ridiculous that Toyota geared the 4-speed, 3.slo to go 130 mph when it doesn't have the power to hold 70mph into a headwind or up a very slight incline without down shifting to 3rd gear.
Really??? they will go 130mph??? I can definatly relate to the 70mph slight incline deal but ive never pushed it to top speed.
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Here's a good calculator:
http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html
With the A340H tranny, 4.88 gearing, 31 inch tires the speed at 5000 rpms (still below redline BTW) would be 133 mph. Of course the ECU also has the speed limiter to cut fuel off at around 105 mph IIRC.
Its just a mistake IMHO that Toyota engineers put an OD gear in the 4 speed autos that is higher than 5th gear on the manuals but with one less gear available to get up to that gear. So as we regear our trucks for bigger tires why should we use the Toyota factory gearing as the "gold standard" for the way it should be? I corrected their mistake and loved the results.
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oh yeah I understand what your saying now... I am sooo tired of dealing with the auto tranny on the highway. I can hardly cruise up any incline without having to really floor it in 4th gear. and sometimes the cruise control can't handle doing 50 - 65 mph on a flat road without shifting out of overdrive, it kills me!!! im thinking of trying a manual swap but I won't be able to do the work myself (without help of someone who knows what thier doing). just don't know if its worth the trouble. thanks for clearing that up goat
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i think mine must have 4.88's right???? I really don't know, but I read somewhere that the auto 4runners of 93' era all came stock with 4.88's?
Where can I find out?
thanks dudes
Where can I find out?
thanks dudes
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Look at your codes on the label on the door jamb.
That'll tell you for sure.
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I thought everyone's door jamb sticker mentioned 225/75r15. There was a long topic about that a while back. One way to see is check the size of your spare tire. Best way is to crack one of the diffs open but you can put a chalk line on a tire and the driveshaft. Count the driveshaft revs vs the tire to turn 1 rev.
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I thought everyone's door jamb sticker mentioned 225/75r15. There was a long topic about that a while back. One way to see is check the size of your spare tire. Best way is to crack one of the diffs open but you can put a chalk line on a tire and the driveshaft. Count the driveshaft revs vs the tire to turn 1 rev.
It also has the tranny code and gear ratio (diffs).
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From what i know about mine is, with the 1994 4wd, limited SR5 3.slow and a 5 speed, it came with 4.88's and 31' tires. I climbed under it when i was checking the brakes and did the chalk line test and i roughly got 4.88. The door sticker on these often didn't say that they came with 31/10.50, they just 225/75. The hoist for the spare on the 225/75 models is different then the 31/10.50 model. also the gas tank is bigger on the 31" models too.
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From what i know about mine is, with the 1994 4wd, limited SR5 3.slow and a 5 speed, it came with 4.88's and 31' tires. I climbed under it when i was checking the brakes and did the chalk line test and i roughly got 4.88. The door sticker on these often didn't say that they came with 31/10.50, they just 225/75. The hoist for the spare on the 225/75 models is different then the 31/10.50 model. also the gas tank is bigger on the 31" models too.