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Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by Tundra2010, Aug 24, 2014.

  1. Aug 24, 2014 at 7:52 AM
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    6" lift with 18" wheels on 35's or 20" wheels on 37's??
     
  2. Aug 24, 2014 at 4:43 PM
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    35" with 18" is what I had and looked great on my 3" lift
    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1408923795.841389.jpg


    But if I had a 6" I would go 37" on 18"
     
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  3. Aug 24, 2014 at 5:36 PM
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    That was with just a 3 did you do some trimming?
     
  4. Aug 24, 2014 at 8:20 PM
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    20s with 37s would look awesome. That would be my choice with a 6" lift
     
  5. Aug 25, 2014 at 8:24 AM
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    Yessir. Pretty much gutted the fender well haha.
     
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  6. Aug 25, 2014 at 12:08 PM
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    Bahahah! And I was gonna be upset with taking my baby k mud flaps off for fender flares haha
     
  7. Aug 25, 2014 at 5:04 PM
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    Each lift I've had, I removed the flaps. Looks so much nicer without!
     
  8. Aug 25, 2014 at 5:06 PM
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    Can a 4.7 handle 37's??
     
  9. Aug 25, 2014 at 5:53 PM
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    Learn something every day
     
  10. Aug 25, 2014 at 8:41 PM
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    Tacomas 4.0's can handle them...but they usually re-gear by the time they put on 37"
    So yes, but it's going to add some good stress to the tranny IMO
     
  11. Aug 25, 2014 at 8:58 PM
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    Front flaps removed does look better
     
  12. Aug 26, 2014 at 5:24 AM
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    I have a tundra 4.7 so what regear is recommended for 37's
     
  13. Aug 26, 2014 at 5:26 AM
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    Or should I stick with 35's and just keep the factory gears?
     
  14. Aug 26, 2014 at 6:14 AM
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    35" IMO ...just to save some stress on the tranny...and it'll be a little cheaper for you.
     
  15. Aug 26, 2014 at 7:19 AM
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    Thanks Sean, much appreciated
     
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  16. Aug 26, 2014 at 7:20 AM
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    Not sure on the gears for a 37 on a Tundra. I could tell you if you had a Tacoma. I upgraded to 4:56 to handle 35's on my 07 Tacoma.
    I would have to research and calculate to find the best ratio for the Tundra.
     
  17. Aug 26, 2014 at 7:30 AM
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    • 5.7L
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    • 4.6L/4.7L
      • 4.10 with tow package
      • 3.90 without tow package
    The 5.7 has the AB60E/F and the 4.6 has the A760E.
    "The 4.6 tranny has lower gear ratios, especially in the first 4 gears, 5th and 6th gears are nearly the same as in the 5.7."

    Toyota AB60F transmission gear ratios:
    1st: 3.333
    2nd: 1.960
    3rd: 1.353
    4th: 1.000
    5th: .728 (First overdrive)
    6th: .588 (Second overdrive)
     
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  18. Aug 26, 2014 at 7:33 AM
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    What about the 4.7?
     
  19. Aug 26, 2014 at 7:52 AM
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    4.6 4.7 same thing
     
  20. Aug 26, 2014 at 9:44 AM
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    So 37's or 35's will work then right?
     
  21. Aug 26, 2014 at 10:09 AM
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    Ya, but ur going to lose some power on the 37" and add more stress...it's more weight to move.
     
  22. Aug 26, 2014 at 10:58 AM
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    With 37s and stock 4.10 gears at 75mph you will be at 2,792.43 rpm
     
  23. Aug 26, 2014 at 11:00 AM
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    Chart shows 4.56 is near factory for 35s and 4.88 is near factory for 37s

    [​IMG]
     
  24. Aug 26, 2014 at 11:30 AM
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    Alright awesome thank you, so I'll just stick with 20's and 35's
     
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  25. Aug 26, 2014 at 12:33 PM
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    Damn engineers...
     
  26. Aug 26, 2014 at 1:26 PM
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    Here is another that pretty much shows the same thing. Just wanted to double check with another chart out there.[​IMG]
     
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    Nothing worse than a stressed tranny... :eek::puke:
     
  28. Aug 27, 2014 at 4:46 PM
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    4" leveling kit-18's with 35's or
    20's with 35's???
     
  29. Aug 27, 2014 at 5:21 PM
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    Both look great, but if you plan to do some serious off-roading 18s would be better.
     
  30. Aug 27, 2014 at 6:18 PM
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    There's a guy on YouTube that rocks 20s or 22s with 35s on his Tacoma and crawls like the rest of them over difficult rocks
     

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