Crossroads..mod or upgrade?
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A new tranny is way out of my league as far as doing the work myself. I was looking at tires to day while shopping and have been thinking about what Scott proposed early on, going with a 32" tire. It would save my a chunk of change in avoiding a regear.
I may have to do some serious commutting next year to Prescott, Verde Valley, Wikenburg and Buckeye to work paramedic shifts. Looks like a new 4 cyl is in my future and the 80 will be retired to once a week duty. I may let my daughter drive it back and forth to high school.
I may have to do some serious commutting next year to Prescott, Verde Valley, Wikenburg and Buckeye to work paramedic shifts. Looks like a new 4 cyl is in my future and the 80 will be retired to once a week duty. I may let my daughter drive it back and forth to high school.
upcruiser
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And for comparison's sake, '92 FJ80 with the same 850/863's and 33x12.50's.
I have stock gearing but would personally go to 4.56's if I regear it. The differences I noticed were more of a rolling resistance issue I discovered with my truck. I originally had 31's on it when I bought it. I swapped my 33x9.50's on from my FJ60 and it seemed to do fine on the highway really. In the mountains I'd have to hold the shifts a bit more but that was really all. When I went to 12.50's with the same mud terrains I saw my highway driving suffer more. The biggest issue for me was soft, deep sand. The taller gears really affected the torque at low rpms, I had to drive it with higher revs to really be able to get around. For slow technical trails, I've never had any issues with engine power or torque and felt like I was geared fine. Auto trannies really help you creep too, so that is part of it. I did an outing with H and his FJ80 in the San Juans Mountains of CO back in 2004 I believe. Anyway, climbing the grade out of Silverton up towards the trail head of Black Bear pass I thought the two trucks were pretty well matched with the tire size being the big difference between the two.
I have stock gearing but would personally go to 4.56's if I regear it. The differences I noticed were more of a rolling resistance issue I discovered with my truck. I originally had 31's on it when I bought it. I swapped my 33x9.50's on from my FJ60 and it seemed to do fine on the highway really. In the mountains I'd have to hold the shifts a bit more but that was really all. When I went to 12.50's with the same mud terrains I saw my highway driving suffer more. The biggest issue for me was soft, deep sand. The taller gears really affected the torque at low rpms, I had to drive it with higher revs to really be able to get around. For slow technical trails, I've never had any issues with engine power or torque and felt like I was geared fine. Auto trannies really help you creep too, so that is part of it. I did an outing with H and his FJ80 in the San Juans Mountains of CO back in 2004 I believe. Anyway, climbing the grade out of Silverton up towards the trail head of Black Bear pass I thought the two trucks were pretty well matched with the tire size being the big difference between the two.
upcruiser
Perpetual Transient
There was a difference, just not as huge as most assume it will be. My point was more that I noticed more difference going from a skinny tire to a wider tire then i did from going from a 31 to a 33. At least, as far as highway driving goes, that is what I'm referring to there.