35's no regear - Any regrets?

I’m cruising at 65 and 2300 rpms 4.88 34.3”. Don’t enjoy the fuel dump lol

 

Your truck also has a 5 speed transmission with a .761 ratio, so it’s really not comparable with the 6 speeds in that regard.

 

off Amazon for tundra 5.29s

 

I’m around 2500ish on 34’s with 5.29’s at 80 with my 6spd. The gearing in these transmissions is way too high in my opinion.

 

im just trying to find gear with bearings for a reasonable price considering install will be another chunk of change

 

yeah see if/when i get on the highways im usually running 80-85 as well.

 

I guarantee that a tundra with 35s and 5.29s is not at 2700 rpm at 55mph like that chart says. If you do an image search you can find that posted on jeep forums from 2007

 

There also is typically criteria used to build out the chart, example, 55mph (provided)in a 1:1 gear (assumed since they only speak to a final gear ratio).

Running my truck in 4th at 55mph might actually be close to 2700. It's been a second and I can't remember exactly. Sharing because it supports the assumption.

 

It’ll be fine. Unloaded mileage is still the same as factory but towing improved 2mpg.

 

I went from 285 / 75 / 17 E load bfg ko2 to a C load Toyo AT3 in 35x12.5r17. Weight wise it’s negligible and driveability/performance/comfort wise it’s better. Do it.


Edit: not saying a re-gear isn't beneficial, but I didn’t experience any noticeable loss going up to 35 while shedding 4 ish lbs per corner. Even putting on my winter 33s on stock wheels doesn’t wow me with power.

 

It may even be a 100rpm less than this.

 

Get Revolutions and a proper installer. Nitro sucks. The rest is meh. Revolutions (setup right) is the first gear I’ve had that doesn’t whine. I’ve had 5 regeared trucks, 4 being nitro.

 

hard being in rural az and biggest cities nearest are 3hrs + away.
if i had the tools id absolutely do it myself, but…

 

No personal experience with Revolution, but I’ve got 80-some thousand trouble free miles on my Nitro 5.29 gears with my 285/75-18 LRE Falkens. I’d venture to say it may be more about the install than the gear manufacturer.

 

Man I thought so too. But 4 sets of Nitro gears installed perfectly each time and every single one whined like crazy at cruising speeds on the freeway. 40-45, then anything above 60mph it was just too much lol. And I broke them in delicately too, I wish I had a better experience with their gearsets.

 

I am running 315's on stock gears. I did have to reprogram the speedo as my shift points were jacked when towing, other than that I have no complaints. Gears can be a can of worms it seems.

 

Reach out to @dirtydeeds for gears. Got mine from them and had a local shop install them that was recommended by @texoma and zero issues.

 

Mine whine too, but on the coast side around 50 mph.

 

It's crazy you've done this so many times. I'm hunting around for an installer in Las Vegas.

Also, dumb question but to they need to drop the axles from the truck when the install, or do the just pull shafts to remove the ring gear? Also, did you replace bearings when you do this mod?

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lol! Lots of trucks. In the front the entire diff comes out as one piece. In the rear, driveshaft is disconnected and axle shafts are slid out enough to pull the third out.

 

Here is a write up that is pretty decent. For the rear.
https://www.tundras.com/threads/diy...ntial-regear-at-home-not-for-beginners.67185/

http://gearinstalls.com/Chris2014Tundrafront9.htm

 

I’d question how perfectly they’re set up if you’ve had four sets that were all garbage. Good chance that something is amiss.

Full disclosure, mine are not as silent as the OEM gears. But, they’re not loud. They run smooth, and still sound the exact same as day one which was over three years ago.

Install guy did have to work more than normal to get shimming correct for the rear though. Tundra is a newer platform for him, so he took his time. I’m pleased with the result. Sorry you’ve had a different experience!

 

Revolution gear offers super polishing, REM, for $100 per set. It's not listed on their site you have to call to get it.

 

The good thing is you're in driving distance of THE Toyota gear guy, Zuk is now in Prescott.

 

That's a 4 hour drive for me. Not bad at all.

 

How does one track down Zuk?

 

https://www.gearinstalls.com/

He only does diff/3rd member setups, he's not setup to take whole trucks. But he knows his stuff and is super affordable. Plus a heck of a nice guy.

 

5.29s dobinson bumper rci skids and 35s. Regear was awesome. Fuel mileage went down a mpg or 2 but I need to get a tune. I would advise it but meh it still ran ok on 4.30.

 

It's on the site now, you can add it to your cart along with the gears.

 

You also have to drop off diffs, he no longer mails them out or allows shipping to himself