Best Toyota Tacoma Mod for 35" Tires | ECGS Nitro Gears

[@Tacomaholic]

Be sure to swing by and checkout the Tacomaholics Anonymous group on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/863008420793324/

[@hookilibishaw1256]

Put a vise grip on the soft part of the rear brake line then you can disconnect the hard lines on the axles

[@martycarmichael3885]

4.88’s with 265/75/16 KO2’s. 2017 3rd gen TRD OR AT. I’ve had them a little over a year or so. Truck runs great. 2500 RPM’s at 80 MPH. Also running OV Tune. Gears are by far the best mod. I should have done them right away.

[@texastacticaltrainingcente6549]

Your video was a big help for doing my rear end. Now I'm doing the front today. But since I'm down there I'm literally replacing everything in the front seeing as I have 145,000 miles on it.

[@behindenemylines9033]

Good vid. I’m have the 5.29’s installed along with the ECGS bushing upgrade in a week. My tacoma developed the infamous front end vibration after a 2.5” Icon stage 8 lift.

[@realitycheck4158]

I have the 5.29 regear with no armor on 33s....its awesome! 🤣 Thanks to Scott and the boyz at Nitro! 😎👍🇺🇸

[@wambolt1212]

2nd or 3rd gen tacoma?

[@realitycheck4158]

@@wambolt1212 3rd

[@cpt_sweettooth]

Keep it comin brotha love your material.

[@Tacomaholic]

Thanks buddy!

[@tiquillin]

Nice, the day finally came!!

[@Handl3sAreStupid]

I'm over here like "Should I really spend the money right now on skid plates for my Tacoma?" Meanwhile Tacomaholic is regearing his truck lol

[@Tacomaholic]

One mod at a time. What skids are you going with?

[@Handl3sAreStupid]

@@Tacomaholic I haven't decided yet. I'm probably going to upgrade my speakers first. The speakers in my 2006 were better than the 2015!

[@TommyG_0311]

I'm running 285's I did the 4:88 regear with REM polish for my truck. I've never been happier with how my truck drives. It felt like a completely different truck.

[@Tacomaholic]

REM polish?

[@TommyG_0311]

@@Tacomaholic it's a special service you can have done on your tears that basically allows you to skip your break in period, as the gears already come polished so when you change your gear oil, there's no shavings or particulates in your cases. When I had mine done, I did a "soft" break in to 500 miles and I changed out my did fluids at 1000 miles. No shavings or metal particles!

[@Tacomaholic]

@@TommyG_0311 Sweet, who did you get your gears through?

[@TommyG_0311]

@@Tacomaholic I ordered mine through SDHQ. They actually offered the polishing service at checkout so it was pretty easy.

[@Jorilla.333]

Can you please send a link to the ppl you went through for re gearing?? Would be Much appreciated 🙏🏽

[@rlj151]

I went with 5.29's a year ago after changing to 33's. I also plan to pull a travel trailer. The programmer to adjust for the gears and tires had been the issue. Keeps resetting. That aside, good acceleration, but lose the top end. But still glad I had them installed.

[@texantaco6703]

2nd or 3rd gen

[@WheelinPNW]

Laughs while I look outside at my 84 yota pickup with stock gears running on 38.5 boggers. Poor little 22r puts in WORK

[@stryker4240]

What a noob lol, he got gear oil on his hand. Just kidding bro. Your taco wrap is sick, gears are next for me. I'm going 4:88 Nitro as well. Great video!

[@danieldehay5198]

What a fantastic video! Very informative

[@DM-tf6mk]

Awesome video! Very detailed!

[@camronbay]

Wow, very impressive work.

[@andyvang2522]

Watched this vid 5 times. Forgot to disengage my elocker and came bsck to this vid. Had to unplug it and it all over. Just the elocker

[@MORECOFFEE123]

I'm make pretty decent amount of money on the hour. I need to be on your pay scale though lol

[@rickking823]

I think I forgot to post my comment I have a 2016 Tacoma SR5 with a 3 l V6 bought the pedal Commander love it had my friends tried on their third gen Tacomas they liked it so much they went out and bought one for themselves it's a great module to have fun was if you don't like it turn it off and it's like you never plugged it in or unplug it plugged back in the original cable to the throttle and sell it . what mods or mini mods are next?

[@Gruber1922]

Woooo getting mine done Monday

[@Tacomaholic]

Sweet, nitro gears?

[@Gruber1922]

Tacomaholic yup they are in! Feel good

[@bobubry5494]

At 18:19 you say the torque for carrier bolts is 18ft lbs, that is for the studs, the bolts are 38 ft lbs.

[@robertm8380]

I got a question if you had to choose between a 2003 Toyota Tacoma and a 2020 Toyota Tacoma which one would you buy.

[@Tacomaholic]

Both! 😀

[@suetaylor1127]

you have to do the front and the back at the same time? what elocker did you go with?

[@Tacomaholic]

Yes when you regear the front and rear diffs have to match. I have the factory Toyota rear e-locker.

[@simplemanduke7128]

What was welded on to boil the diff fluid whatd yo attach or take off?

[@Tacomaholic]

Also welded on a diff skid plate that day.

[@Dex8357]

Few years later… how’s the gears? and what MPG you seeing city/highway?

[@Tacomaholic]

Gears holding up great. HWY mpgs usually around 15 driving conservatively.

[@Dex8357]

@@Tacomaholic nice I get about 14 stock highway on flat roads. Will drop quickly if there are hills and city driving.

[@ChadMc74]

if you just buy the gears, do you need to drop that entire front assembly? or can you pop off the 3rd member similar to the rear swap?

[@Tacomaholic]

I would assume you could do that but installing gears is pretty technical.

[@MrJeepguy1974]

Did you consider 5:29s? I am thinking about it but don’t want my taco driving like a bread truck

[@Tacomaholic]

I considered everything, but 4.88s seemed to be the way to go to get the 4.0 back to as close of a stock feel as possible. I'd imagine 5.29s would put me at about 3k rpms at highway speeds.

[@cpt_sweettooth]

So what are your thoughts about the 35 life and regear

[@Tacomaholic]

I'll be doing a vid about that but love it!

[@Dex8357]

Great video, once they get broken in let us know how you like the 4.88s.

[@Tacomaholic]

Absolutely. The break-in period is so much fun. 😀

[@peterhoma6385]

Hi, sir just wanted to know if you are getting a hotel from the rear end when letting off the throttle at any speeds? “Coasting” as I just re geared my Tacoma with nitro 4:88’s and I’m getting a noticeable howl from the rear diff only when coasting from 63 mph down to 53 mph only . Thanks in advance...

[@Tacomaholic]

Greetings Peter! No I haven't noticed anything like that on mine.

[@jeffwarren954]

I just put 4.88 Nitro gears with 35's. Plust front and rear ARB LOCKERS. My question is how what do your RPM's run at like at 70 MPH? I'm at 2500rpm's at 70. Seems a little high

[@Tacomaholic]

That's about what I'm at too. That higher RPM at highway speed is the price we pay for the lower end performance.

[@jeffwarren954]

@@Tacomaholic Hey thanks for getting back to me so soon. Yeah, that's what I figured. Here in Texas we go 80 to get across this flat State. Well commence the old man driving techniques!

[@Tacomaholic]

@@jeffwarren954 I lived in Texas for a good amount of time and miss those highway speeds.

[@OfficialAing]

Great video! Would be cool to do this 😁

[@cpt_sweettooth]

So in overdrive with 35s at 70 what rpm are you at. All I see on the internet is about 3rd gens. It doesn’t help because we (2nd gen) don’t have a 6th gear so that’s not the data I want to know.

[@Tacomaholic]

I'm at about 2400-2500 rpms at highways speed.

[@wambolt1212]

how do you like the 488's? Do you think its definitely worth it?

[@Tacomaholic]

Love them and I'll be doing an update vid about it soonish. Definitely recommend.

[@jl.520]

What would you say the level of difficulty is on the front diff. About to do it myself

[@Tacomaholic]

It's not really difficult so much as it's just heavy and awkward. If you know that going in and take your time to maneuver it just a bit at a time you should be ok ... especially if you use straps and a floor jack like we did in this vid.

[@cmoua785]

Did you do a review of the gears already??? Can you post one up if you havent done soooo...Im want some more inputs before doing it. What was your total cost? There is a place locally that going to charge me 2k for the swap if I remove my diffs and bring it to them they will put in gears for me and I would just need to install it back in.

[@Tacomaholic]

I do still need to do the gear review vid. It was about 1600 through East Coast Gear Supply for the assembled 3rd members.

[@cmoua785]

@@Tacomaholic Wow!! interesting I may have to go that route. They do offer free shipping too which is awesome. Im on the west coast by the way. Thanks for the reply. and great content as always

[@cmoua785]

Since this post has been 2 year....what's your take on 4.56 gears? If you had to do it over what would u do different? What's your mpg now?

[@BucksnortBowhunter]

Yo! Looking to upgrade with my 33s, on ECGS, how to you select the nitro gears specifically with the 3rd member and clamshell? Or are all of them supplied with nitro gears? Also, wanting to upgrading from stock to 4.10. Want to maintain decent highway rpms as this is my travel hunting rig. Would anyone suggest 4.56 over 4.10? Running a camper shell, roof rack and a front small hidden winch bumper system

[@Tacomaholic]

Greetings Jake! Is the 33" the size tire you want to end up with?

[@walter1995619]

Beautiful

[@twodollars6392]

Doesnt work with the factory e-locker? You kind of flew thru that.

[@Tacomaholic]

?? This does work with the factory e-locker.

[@twotwentyswift]

@@Tacomaholic At about 1:12 it sounds like you say it doesn't work with the factory e-locker. That had me scratching my head too.

[@Tacomaholic]

@@twotwentyswift Ahh just me speaking quickly. I said it DOES work with the factory elocker.

[@twotwentyswift]

@@Tacomaholic Awesome! As much as I love air lockers I'd rather only have to buy one for the front. Thanks Boogie!

[@michaeldoidge1838]

Without going through all your videos. Could you be so kind to tell me where you purchased your CV joint protectors. Great video BTW

[@Tacomaholic]

Greetings Michael! Are you asking about the LCA skids??

[@michaeldoidge1838]

Tacomaholic Yes. Yes Yes! thank you.

[@Tacomaholic]

@@michaeldoidge1838 I got those before I started making vids but they are from Bay Area Metal Fab

[@nicklozito1528]

what’s the mpg like after the regear

[@Tacomaholic]

Maybe a slight boost overall, but driving more at highway speed kills the mpgs with the regear.

[@nicklozito1528]

@@Tacomaholic so overall the mpg goes up but on the highway down? i guess i’m confused

[@blockchainbiker2549]

Thought if you had 35's they recommend the 5.29?

[@Tacomaholic]

That seems to be the route for 3rd Gens but the 5.29 is a bit overgeared for the 2nd Gens on 35s.

[@_DEX_-]

Is this the most important mod for the 3rd gen Tacoma with 35s? What about OV Tune for the trans?

[@Tacomaholic]

Regear is definitely important if you are running 35" tires, though I've heard that 5.29 is a better ratio for the 3rd Gens. OV Tune and/or the KD Max tune are popular too.

[@campodedemolicion]

👍👍👍

[@sanchezzz1]

Great content you should have a KZbin channel !

[@Grizzly-man69]

Was it worth it sir?? How much did u spend on the project??

[@Tacomaholic]

Absolutely worth it, not only for the convenient/performance for driving the truck both on and offroad now, but also for the longevity of the transmission.

[@wvmontani]

How has the 35s and the re-gearing affected your gas mileage?

[@Tacomaholic]

Haven't gone a full tank yet but it should improve the mpgs a bit.

[@wvmontani]

@@Tacomaholic I'm waiting to hear about it. Also, have you done anything to recalibrate the speedometer?

[@Tacomaholic]

@@wvmontani No my speedo is still the same but this calculator helps give you an idea www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc?tires=265-70r16-315-75r16

[@nickbarry7381]

I'm surprised you went 4.88. Is the gearing different between auto and manual?

[@Tacomaholic]

Yeah there are a few threads on TW with enough regearing info to make your nose start bleeding. Seems 4.88 is the "best" option for the 4.0 automatic to get the truck back to a stock feel and not have it scream at highway speeds.

[@dhrracer]

Is it fair to ask should an individual be offroading that knows so little about there vehicle or has to have some else do what in the total scheme of things is basic work? Not trying to be negative but what does Tacomaholic do when he has a mechanical on the trail. I am glad he is trying to learn but when he does go out I hope he takes someone such as his friend that did the work with him.

[@Tacomaholic]

Who says you have to be mechanically inclined to go offroading? Wheeling alone is a recipe for disaster in any case.

[@daveweber9737]

Is it just me, or are you missing the bushings for the lower shock bolts? All I could see was just a bolt going through the lower shock mounting hole.

[@Tacomaholic]

The Kings use misalignment spacers there.

[@AZMTB]

I was looking at their site and didn’t see an option to choose the Nitro gears. Do they just come with them now, or is there another way to ask for Nitro’s that you know of?

[@Tacomaholic]

I believe they use Nitro by default.

[@TLCOXOX]

WHAT YEAR IS THE TACOMA 2ND GEN?

[@Tacomaholic]

Mine is a 2014 2nd Gen.

[@TLCOXOX]

@@Tacomaholic THANKS MINE IS 2005 2ND GEN

[@Tacoexplorer]

Where is the video after the installation and review?

[@Tacomaholic]

Probably coming later this week.

[@BottleJackBuddy]

Very nice.

[@TOWENCOUNTERS]

man I wish there was a set up for the rear 2wd tacomas

[@Tacomaholic]

A regear setup?

[@TOWENCOUNTERS]

@@Tacomaholic yes

[@Tacomaholic]

@@TOWENCOUNTERS I bet it's possible to just get the rear assembled 3rd member for a regear.

[@warrenlucier5796]

The 2 wheel drive 5 lug has a 8.4" 3rd member and the carrier caps are double braced together; the auto is set up with a 3.58 and the 5 speed manual is a 3.31. I ordered one set up with a Detroit True Trac with 3,58 gear set and a solid spacer for the pinion gear for my base cab 5 speed. I'm doing a build for road and track handling. The unit was sourced through East Coast Gear Supply.

[@2005henson]

What is the price you pay before the core charge? I comment as I am watching so if you mention it later on I am sorry for asking but ya know lol

[@Tacomaholic]

I think it was around 2k before the core charges.

[@cwcadventures9987]

@@Tacomaholic that is really a great deal. To receive a fully assembled kit you can self install.

[@Tacomaholic]

@@cwcadventures9987 Can't beat it.

[@lizzoid]

I missed the video on how to install the grease fitting zerks...Correction, grease fitting zerk caps.

[@Tacomaholic]

For the driveshaft/u-joints? Mine came with all of the zerks from the factory.

[@lizzoid]

@@Tacomaholic Sorry, I meant grease fitting zerk caps...The yellow caught my eyes...What size are they, I've seen 3 different sizes to order.

[@Tacomaholic]

@@lizzoid Ahh gotcha. I'm using these ones from Lock N Lube: amzn.to/35yUnSO

[@mattlewandowski73]

I must admit... I was surprised you had a 2 piece driveshaft still. But I guess since you only drive it to the mall it guess it does not effect anything (sorry... couldn't resist since you mentioned it in the video)

[@Tacomaholic]

No need to replace the driveshaft since it's not vibrating after lifting the truck.

[@ulysses8859]

Quick off the line, screaming on the HWY rpm's are way up there. 456 or 430.

[@ericw5032]

👍

[@SC_XOLOs]

Never meet a mechanic that used those huge gloves .. 🧤

[@Tacomaholic]

Zero mechanics seen in this video. 👍

[@randallbrusher503]

I only had that giant glove on because my entire hand was bandaged up. It helped keep everything somewhat clean.

[@troy3456789]

@04:06 gear oil is the least favorite aroma in the entire taco. Whoever successfully engineers and markets "New Fresh Scent" synthetic gear oil will make billions.

[@peterhoma6385]

Sorry iPhone correction there NOT hotel but howl

[@Tacomaholic]

😂

[@NYskyHI]

Friends don't let friends 4.88

[@johndaniels9751]

FIRST PROPERLY BREAK IN THOSE GEARS. dont want to see you doing that again.

[@Tacomaholic]

Absolutely. The drive home was fun stopping every 50 miles for a 30 minute cool down break.