help fixing up my truck...

yo guys...im new to this forum and i was hoping someone could help me out..i have a 2003 v6 automatic 4x2 dub-cab tacoma...i wanna lift my 3 or 6 inches but i heard you cant lift a 4x2 over 6 inches...can someone tell me if this is true...also i want to put on 33' tires but will my truck struggle going up mountains with 3.91:1 gears...if some can give me some advise your cool mayn..!

nah man, you can lift it as high as you want. i have a prerunner an i am going to put mine up to 12 inches of lift and 38 in tires. right now i am sittin on 6 in and 33 x12.50s on 15 x10 rims.

the sky is the limit as far as lifts are concerned...

And you'll definitely have no pep with 3.91 gears and 33's... regear to something like 4.88.

yo guys...im new to this forum and i was hoping someone could help me out..i have a 2003 v6 automatic 4x2 dub-cab tacoma...i wanna lift my 3 or 6 inches but i heard you cant lift a 4x2 over 6 inches...can someone tell me if this is true...also i want to put on 33' tires but will my truck struggle going up mountains with 3.91:1 gears...if some can give me some advise your cool mayn..!


wellu have a preruner so it is the same look of a 4wd except it has no front drive stuff. yeah and i dont see y you ouldnt raise it as high as u want just read through some stuff in the 4x4 suspention and you should find more than enought infomation on anything u want if not make a post up there and ask away.

the sky is the limit as far as lifts are concerned...

And you'll definitely have no pep with 3.91 gears and 33's... regear to something like 4.88.



with a V6 you'll be fine with 4.56 gears and 33s. now that i think about it, wanna buy my rear end? cheaper than regearing. http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

U sure about the 3.91 gears? cuz if that's what u got, then you'll wanna regear...

U sure about the 3.91 gears? cuz if that's what u got, then you'll wanna regear...


if it has a locker isnt it 4.10 other wise it is 3.91 ?hell i dunno i ahve the 3.583 gears http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

if i want to regear..what exactly do i have to buy...does a new ring & pinion change my gears...im real new to this and i want to do this right...also can someone give me an estimate of how much imma pay for regearing..?

for 1 axle...around $500 for parts/labor

for 1 axle...around $500 for parts/labor



or if you're in socal, my whole axle is $300 http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

and he'll help ya load it onto your truck...that bitch is heavy....

if you're in AZ he'll probably meet ya at the border just so he has another excuse to get cheap gas and a Flyin' J fried burrito http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evil.gif

yea mayn im from oxnard...so 300 huh...so what exactly are u trying to sell me? yea tell me about it some more and ill think about it

i'm selling my whole entire rear axle. i just picked up a TRD rear end which has a locker in it, so i will soon be replacing my current rear end with this one, but i need to regear my new rear end and won't be able to do so until i make sure this rear end is sold. if you get a whole new rear end (which i am selling) all you do is take your rear end off and replace it with the new one. its cheaper than paying for gears and labor and theres no downtime. if you regear you'll lose your truck for a few days while its in the shop. this you can do in a couple hours.

it has 28,000 miles on it so far and 4.56 gears, that should be just fine with a V6 and 33s, but if not someone else will chime in. but the 4.56s are fine with my I4 and 32s. actually, right now i'm awaiting word on whether or not someone else is going to buy it. if he falls through, you can be next in line.

so is it the stock axle and u regeared it..? how hard is it to swap?

its a stock axle with stock gearing. mine are just different from yours. i have 4.56s stock.

i've never done it, but the swap should be just a couple hours worth of work.

how old is the axle? what kind of truck did it come off of and what year?

its off my 03 Double Cab, it has 28,000 miles. the only reason i'm getting rid of it is i just picked up a TRD rear end with a locker in it (lots more $$$$$). but all taco axles are interchangable.

like i said before, another person has dibs. if he falls through you're next in line. i should find out tomorrow. http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

how can you have 4.56 stock gearing on a 03 dub cab....? ive read it has 4.10 with trd and 3.91 w/out it...im confused but if the other person doenst get it..ill still think about it

how can you have 4.56 stock gearing on a 03 dub cab....? ive read it has 4.10 with trd and 3.91 w/out it...im confused but if the other person doenst get it..ill still think about it



i've got a 4 cyl. not a 6.

ohh ok will it make a difference ? is it still compatible with my V6?

ohh ok will it make a difference ? is it still compatible with my V6?



yeah, its compatible. i just need a higher gear ratio stock because of my smaller engine, whereas you can have a lower gear ratio with your V6. but when upgrading your tires to a larger size you'll need to upgrade to a higher gear ratio.

ive read posts about people doing sumthin with their CV's after lifting their truck..whats that about?

dunno really, thats a 4x4 problem, i don't have CVs to worry about. http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

oh yeah, if you're interested in the rear end or have any questions about it we should take it to PMs so we don't make lots of posts here. so PM me with questions/concerns. with non-rear end q's just feel free to keep posting, obviously.

would i have to worry about it since i dont have a 4x4? do u got a lift on ur truck?

if you are a prerunner you don't need to worry about CVs, they are on 4x4s.

i do have a lift. i have King coilovers in the front and deaver leaf packs in the rear.

thanks for the info mayn...

what the fug is a mayn some Cali expresion for man or wtf over??? http://www.CustomTacos.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

thanks for the info mayn...


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