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Old 03-21-2008, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tc
At 720' above sea level, my 33's were OK with 4.56 ... now at almost 7x that elevation I think that would be rough, and am almost wishing I had 5.29 instead of 4.88!

In other words, if you're not living in the Rockies, you can live a while without regearing, but I would highly recommend it down the road...
You are so right. I live in Dumont (about 3/4 mile from Spring Creek trail) and my old 80 pu w/ EFI swap was killing me on the hills running 5:29's and 33" LTB's. I can't imagine trying to push those tires with stock gears or even 4:88's. I'm sure at sea level it would be a lot better but we have no air up here!
Old 03-21-2008, 05:09 PM
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go with the 31's until you wear them out, in the mean time, start saving big time for all the upgrades you will need to do for the 33's. see tj88r4dlx post #19 above.

this might help out as well:

http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/hottoy/west/

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Originally Posted by Squiddy
33's will give you a) 2 inches extra of clearance, b) likely better rock crawling ability when aired down, c) less gas mileage. I got 31's and am very happy, but I am not doing gonzo stuff. Everyone on this site pretty much insists on re-gearing if you go to 33's. A lot of posts on this.
33's will give you ONE (1) inch more clearance, NOT TWO (2) inches more clearance.

I'd go to 31's.
Old 03-21-2008, 07:16 PM
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33s are a huge difference when ACtually wheeling...

I can go a lot further with 33s than 31s



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