INSTALLING Nitro 5.29 Gears | 3rd Gen Toyota Tacoma

[@rogerhagler4340]

Major props and huge respect for doing this yourselves (with supervision). I bought the gears and gear oil (12 qrts) back when Nitro was running a 19% discount and free shipping, then found a local shop for install, ($920) I think all in it was $2,300. No regrets on the re-gear, enjoy driving the truck now!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Oh nice! Sounds like a great deal you got for sure!! It's been the best mod I've done so far, can't wait to test it offroad to see how it does there!!

[@Michael_Tran]

I need to do this to my Tacoma. Ever since getting 33s on, it feels like the truck is not getting enough juice.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

You won't regret it! I'm filming my review of it today. Very well worth it!

[@fotomotoxxiii]

Hell yea! Must have on these trucks. More people need to do this and not be so scared of regears. Patterns and test tools don't lie. So no reason to be afraid. Great job guys!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Couldn't agree more! With some extra help it can be an easy project to work on for sure!

[@andrewdudas5260]

How did you know what size shim to put under the pinion bearing. If you never pulled the bearing off the old pinion

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

This was so long ago...but the kit came with everything we needed so just replacing parts with what was in the kit. My mechanic friend has done this multiple times and he just knew what to do as well.

[@300zxdriver]

Did you have to play with shims to get pattern right? Also what about backlash? You skimmed over the most important part of a gear change.

[@fotomotoxxiii]

They didn't do that part, their friend did.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Only the rear diff had shims and the kit is designed to re use the stock shims, so nothing has to be changed there. Also the backlash wasn't changed either, if you were doing a full rebuild, that would be an important measurement. I know I skipped it, but with schedules on getting that part done, it didn't workout unfortunately.

[@300zxdriver]

Bros FOURR Speed Thanks for reply.

[@kaimanavandewaal2742]

This is super impressive boys. Congrats low key pushed you to the next level. cheers!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Thanks a ton! I wasn't sure about doing this in the garage, but had no issues at all which was nice!

[@SergioGarcia-cf2nh]

Why kind of fender flares are those you have on your truck

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

I bought these off of amazon! There's a link in the description of this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ21aoylotyZsNk. I ended up going back to the stock ones though, these were pretty bulky.

[@codes1877]

Gonna sound dumb will this make the truck alittle more quick? Or is this more for crawling

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

It actually lowered the top speed but not how quick it gets up and moves, so doesn’t change that. I haven’t noticed a difference offroad but I’m sure there is a slight difference. Mainly helps turn the larger tires better.

[@codes1877]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed thanks for the information man I’m running 33s in my 19 and it’s super sluggish

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

@@codes1877 I have 34’s now and I mean it’s still “slow” but also a truck lol! The pedal commander helped some with the responsiveness. A tune would also help more than a regear would.

[@kevinclaire3371]

Nice job!! Why did you have to pull the drum off?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

In order to get the rear differential out, the axles go into that so they need to be pulled for the clearance to get it out!

[@kevinclaire3371]

Thanks for the reply. I understand the reason for pulling the axles out enough to clear the third. I’m in the process of doing the same job and left the drum on and removed the nuts off the flange and it pulled out . My axle flanges were seized. I took me a while to break them apart. Thanks again.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

@@kevinclaire3371 oh dang! This was the easiest way for me without taking it completely apart.

[@808KINGSLAYER]

much respect for tackling this job with some help from your mechanic friend! 👍🏽

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Thanks! I wasn't sure about being able to do it, but it went so smooth especially with his help!

[@cjzx325]

Nice work! You guys made quick work of this job! A quick safety tip when you have the vehicle up on stands lay the tires under the wheel hubs in case the stands fail when your underneath.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Good tip! We had another jack under at various points, but safety first for sure.

[@wilddingus387]

What is required with the re-gear? I have the 5.29 gears but do I need new differential parts since its more toque? I know that it is basically required to have at least 33" to 35" tires before install. Just making sure before I install, would love the feedback and advice.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

We just swapped the gears for the new ones and it was fine. Thats all you need to do.

[@NateMaris]

How does one acquire this system?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

You can check out the link in the description to the Nitro website for more info on the gears and kits!

[@fastfed]

Total respect to you guys, this is something even most gear heads don't like to tackle by themselves, even with help thats awesome! good job

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Thanks man!! It was challenging to start, but a fun learning experience!

[@ctaxle]

nice job fellas. what size rear is in that truck?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Do you mean something different than the gears? The stock gears are 3.73 if that helps!

[@philaldan2932]

What size tires are you running?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Currently I am running 305/70/17's! Basically a 34''!

[@Builttolastdenali]

Were the gears stamped “NG”? I’m trying to see if the ones I ordered are legit Nitro gears. The fronts are labeled “NG” but the rears are not.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Honestly I can't remember that, I didn't look at them close enough to remember that. Did you buy them from NG?

[@Builttolastdenali]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed yeah I did..the front 8.25’s have the NG stamp on the ring and pinion but the rear 9.76’s don’t..they have “101410-GM9.76-9X41” on them.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

@@Builttolastdenali I’m not sure if they would or not but you could always call them to see.

[@matthewcrandon1468]

After you re-gear do you have too recalibrate the transmission and speed sensor ?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

I haven't done either of those, I will have to do the speed recalibration at some point, but it's only off by 3 or 4 mph right now.

[@cj5fromla]

Great video considering doing regearing on my 17 tacoma trd or dcsb but not sure whether to go with 5.29 nitro or this new type of design by taco box made marlin crawlers. Both big Mike and tacoma dad had some vids on it pretty cool do you guys by chance have any idea of the difference in comparison, nice for us consumers to have more options. Thanks

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

I'm very happy with this setup!! I'm filming my reaction and review video tomorrow. Driven it about 300 miles already and it's exactly what I was looking for!!

[@rogerdean4842]

5.29s or BUST!

[@Marcg5555]

What size tires are you running when you did the re gear?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Theres were 32.8x11.5, I recently went up to 34x12.5 though. The regear does great highway driving even with these new tires!

[@300zxdriver]

Did you have to recalibrate the speedometer?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

I haven't done that at all. With the tires I'm running I'm about 4 mph off, I need to see if it changed now, but most likely I won't be doing that.

[@Derp66]

Didn’t you guys have to recalibrate the MPH or no?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

No I never did that! I'm running a 34'' tire now and still haven't done that. I off by around 3-4 mph so I'm not worried about spending money to do that!

[@mannyvilla-goz1979]

Does anyone know why I'm getting worse mpgs in my 2016 Tacoma after regearing to 5.29s? I'm runnings 33s. I'm getting 14 mpgs now and was getting 15.5 on stock

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

I get 15.5 mpg with my 34's and the regear. The regear isn't intended to help or improve mpg at all. It helps with the gearing and improves the smoothness along with helping turn larger tires. I thought it would help with mpg, but it doesn't. Also my stock tacoma got around 22, so not sure why your number is so low.

[@ryanfay1]

Did you guys set pre load etc and backash? You have to do all the measurements or you’ll have trouble long term if your not lucky.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Since we didn't do a full rebuild and just replaced the gears themselves, most of those adjustments were not needed. If we were completely replacing everything then yes we would need to do that, 2k miles in roughly and I haven't had any issues.

[@ryanfay1]

Bros FOURR Speed maybe you got lucky. Theres a few Tacoma 3rd gen videos on how to put the diff back together. They are rather technical with a variety of specialty tools. The bearings and such have to be adjusted right every time. This video glances over this. Just FYI for the next guy. The rest of the R and R is great. Check this out he explains it well. It’s not just about a rebuild: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJbKnI2Qm8h5jdE

[@bobjohnson2920]

That was exactly why I watched the video and they didn't even show that part lol.

[@Slickpete83]

what is the advantage to doing this mod on a Tacoma ???

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

I'm sure I said that in the video, but it will help the auto with hunting for gears. My truck hardly used 6th because of how Toyota designed that and now I can run 6th gear on the highway and it doesn't constantly downshift.

[@Lexusgx550]

Does it help improve gas milage ? Someone with tires 31-32 inch is it a must ?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

I'll be making a video on that soon, so far I haven't seen anything crazy for an increase in mpg.

[@jamesh6411]

You guys made it look easy. Nice work. The best mod I've done to my Truck. I did 4.88 a little over 1 year ago.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

That is awesome! It went surprisingly well! Still a lot of work though for sure!

[@xionglor9232]

What's your mpg in city and highway?

[@Lexusgx550]

Please update us after regearing is it true speed doesn’t go over 82 miles ? Better on gas ? Is it better than ect button.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

I'll be filming an update today! But I have seen a lot of comment on the mph so I'll be doing that as well to see!

[@Elcompa_pablo]

Yea is truth my Tacoma can go 83 and stops

[@dell7054]

so what does rehearing does. Does it shifts better

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

The tacoma has a 6 speed and 6th is basically an overdrive gear, but Toyota didn't design it too well because most 3rd gen Tacomas don't use it. Unless you are going down the highway at 70 mph and going downhill, it won't shift into 6th. I'll be making a video driving the truck and explaining all of that!!

[@bkretschmann90]

Another "mod" that is the most simple and most over looked is the transmission oil pan bolts. The factory ones are weak as hell. Upgrade them to a 10.9 strength bolt. You'll thank me later if you live in an area where rust can develop.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Interesting, never had that issue with either of my Tacomas! Never seen that posted as something that’s “failed”.

[@bkretschmann90]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed There are people deep in the forums who have had similar issues. I ran into it today. I was dropping the pan and two bolts seized to the metal sleeves that are inlayed to the gasket and broke. Also, steel bolts don't get along with the aluminum housing. The bolts are torque spec at 65 in.lbs and the still broke.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Oh wow. I've never needed to drop the oil pan tho. So I wouldn't ever know if mine had been seized

[@justingarnick6021]

Haha. I just asked yesterday about re gearing. To funny. And again that’s where ur channel shines. The how to!! Always a thumbs up from me

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Right on! I've been waiting to install these for awhile now, they have been sitting at home!!

[@davidnilles3117]

Great job guys. That was a lot of work! A learning experience and you saved money so thumbs up! I’m impressed. 👍

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Thanks 👍 Pretty challenging project, but very cool to learn more about it! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheCap2wwu]

What bull bar is that? Thx 🙏

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

This is the body armor hybrid bumper! Here's the video I made on that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHemfHidoKqDjZI

[@barrybadgernath1703]

Pretty impressed with y’all!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Thanks man! It was intimidating to take on! Shay helped us out a ton with the actual gear change. Bt it was fun learning how this all works!

[@ADIKSAPUTOK]

does it affect the warranty....Ive been wanting to do it Thanks

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Technically it would void the warranty the powertrain had, so my truck has a powertrain warranty, so if something were to happen based on the new gears, probably not going to be covered.

[@TheCrappyShooter]

Man that’s a hell of a job, waaaaaay above my pay grade 🤣

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

It was a project that's for sure! I watched as many videos as I could to really understand this before tackling it and luckily it went pretty smooth!

[@endangeredgnome5337]

If you open the fill on the diffs when draining, you won't get the splashing.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Yea I realized that, opps!

[@saulvalladares96]

I remember when I was regearing I was tapping the gear on with a mallet and smacked my thumb into one of the teeth. It was definitely worth it saving the money and learning something new 👍

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Oh dang! This is one of the most smooth installs I've had in a while! It was a fun learning project too!

[@lordestrella231]

Wow thats awesome! Watching the video at work

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lordestrella231]

How do you guys know how to do all of that 😳 crazy lol

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Hahah from doing car projects for years now, you start to learn different things and can piece it together! Just have to put it back the same way lol!

[@eduardoperdomo496]

Props to you for having the nuts to this job yourself!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Haha thanks! I really wasn't sure about tackling it, but after what I learned about it, I would do it again! Not crazy hard to do, but with the right friends who can help definitely made it a lot easier!

[@eduardoperdomo496]

Hell yeah brother! Your Tacoma is looking clean!!!! I got a 2020 TRD Sport myself and love the thing! Been getting a lot of ideas from your channel!

[@chrisouk6777]

Both of you looked more buff at the end of the video 😂

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

haha well after lifting these 80lb gears, i'm sure we got some gains :)

[@darthvader1482]

God damn guys you should be proud of all that work you put into that! Really well done! First of all how did you find Shay and is there a way I can find someone to help if I need? How much did you pay for a single pinon press? I have a 2WD Tacoma and have been thinking about doing this, luckily I would only have to install one gear! ha! Once again excellent job you guys, not too in depth of a video but I got a really good idea on how you were able to do this!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Appreciate that! He is one of our good friends that happens to know everything there is about a project like this!! You can ask different shops around you if they work on differentials and have a press to see, not sure how much that would cost, but hopefully not a lot. I wanted to show as much as I could for someone to be able and do this!!

[@darthvader1482]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed Allright sounds good! Thank you!

[@darriontunstall3708]

Y’all did a awesome job!! It looks great

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Thank you so much!!

[@darriontunstall3708]

Bros FOURR Speed y’all welcome

[@foote1967]

Just a matter of time before I tackle this mod. Definitely doing the 5.29s. Good job on the video guys!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Nice!!! I kind of wish I did it sooner, but excited to start driving it and see how it performs!

[@solosaga5091]

I was hoping to see setting the lash. Oh well.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Shay said since we were using most of the stock components, no adjustments like that or backlash was necessary. If we were doing a full rebuild, we would have shown doing those measurements.

[@solosaga5091]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed That's interesting. I think I'd still need to do it, I'm far too anal, hahaha.

[@thegonger1]

Did you miss an upload for 7/29?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Yea we did! First one in 1.5 years! We have more content coming for the rest of the week though!

[@thegonger1]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed I was going to say I usually get a notification at around 6:30 but I didn't get one today. How are the new gears?

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

@@thegonger1 Oh ok! They are great! My first impressions and reaction video goes up tomorrow! It was supposed to go up today, but I didn't have time to film yesterday!

[@thegonger1]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed awesome! I look forward to the reaction.

[@blackobsidian7905]

Second cool gear for Tacoma 😊

[@davidyang1768]

I give you guys props! I just paid the $2700 and got mine done. You'll love the new gears for sure!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Oh nice man! Is that price including the gears themselves? Super happy with this product! It's how the Tacoma should have come from factory

[@davidyang1768]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed yessir parts and labor included

[@Lexusgx550]

Is it true after regear speed doesn’t go over 82 miles ?

[@davidyang1768]

@@Lexusgx550 from my experience yes that's true.. but that doesn't bother me as much as the gear hunting

[@ShootingSportz]

​@@Lexusgx550 Keep in mind OVTune gets rid of the speed limiter and fixes this issue.

[@itsyaboijjmas]

Awesome mod! I feel like it's beneficial for those who off road a lot, not so much for daily driving. I've heard it lowers your top speed tremendously

[@SimplyCarReviews]

It is beneficial for the tacoma wether you offroad or not if you are automatic. On the manual transmission not as much as it has 4.30 rear end. The auto has 3.91 I own both an auto and Manual and they feel different due to gearing.

[@fotomotoxxiii]

Top speed should be no more than 75mph or so. It's a lifted truck not sports car lol. There is nothing but benefits to a regear.

[@itsyaboijjmas]

@@fotomotoxxiii I'm not saying i'm aiming for 130+ mph but i definitely go faster than 75 when i'm on the highway. (not downplaying this mod whatsoever btw) just hate that the mph is one of the cons of regearing

[@itsyaboijjmas]

@@SimplyCarReviews I've heard great things about regearing, been contemplating on doing it myself but i've since pulled back after hearing 75mph would be the new peak

[@fotomotoxxiii]

@@itsyaboijjmas sure I understand but you can still do 90+ I'd imagine even with 5.29s. For example with my m3 before regear at 160mph I was at 5200rpm redline is 7k. After 3.91 regear I was at 6400 or so at 160mph making it way better and faster getting up to top speed. It all depends on your goals but for an offroad rig I'd rather have as much torque available down low.

[@princeodinson3239]

Awesome video... needed more lighting though... a rpm/mph dash video of the before and after would have been great

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

We are working on lighting techniques, I know it was a little dark at some points and I have a video coming soon on what it's like to drive and showing the gauges!

[@princeodinson3239]

@@BrosFOURRSpeed great, impatiently waiting lolol

[@rx7198513bt]

Now he will drive with the humming sound.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

It drives just like stock! Been very quiet and I've put about 400 miles on it so far.

[@FrancoisTX1974]

You didn’t shown the most and difficult part....adjusting the play in the diff.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

There really wasn't much to change, since it's not a full rebuild, it can go back together pretty much the way it came out.

[@FrancoisTX1974]

Bros FOURR Speed new adjustments with new pinion and gear? Come on..

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

@@FrancoisTX1974 There weren't any, the kit allows you to reuse the stock shims which makes it easier and that was the correct fitment.

[@wilsoneklund277]

Wish you would have had better lighting when filming underneath the truck. Was hard to see what you were talking about.....and a little rushed on the info.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

We are working on lighting, but in the garage only so much we can do!

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

The biggest issue with the Tacoma is the gearing. It’s geared way too tall even for the stock tires. The 3.5 likes to spin.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Yea, I know the manual is a little better, but this is such a great mod to do for the auto!

[@KAZUYA-ITA10]

I like it🖤👍🏼

[@darthvader1482]

Yoooooooooo he did it!!!!!!!!!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

It's about time lol!!

[@SC_XOLOs]

@2:04 that’s more than 48lbs. 😂

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Do you know what it is? That's what I found.

[@SC_XOLOs]

Bros FOURR Speed no sir. I meant that for being 48lbs, you guys struggled, and even used a cheater pipe.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

@@SC_XOLOs It was on there tight, never been off before, so that's to be expected.

[@robbiebooizen9623]

Mike looks fresh without a beard

[@Theyralltakenfu]

Funny I was thinking how different he looks too. I didn't want to be weird to him, but that haircut is perfect for him, and he should keep it.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Haha thanks!

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Haha thanks!

[@Kevin257]

Das a good boy 😊

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

haha oh yeah!

[@JoeyGarcia]

Manual is a 4.30:1 ratio. I know this, because I have a manual. The automatic has a numerically smaller gear ratio, which makes is worse.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Oh gotcha

[@schilla1400]

Stock auto is 3.91

[@Luupheef]

Pretty sick you did that at home, but for heavens sake buy a dang impact wrench. At least your bud had one

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

We have one. But it could get the bolts off. Doing it by hand always seems to work. Nothing wrong with some elbow grease lol ;)

[@jasroopsingh8163]

First Again, accidentaly😂

[@300zxdriver]

Jasroop Singh Grow up.

[@jasroopsingh8163]

@@300zxdriver Still trying, LOL

[@300zxdriver]

Video was dark.

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

In some spots yeah, working on lighting while in the garage.

[@300zxdriver]

Bros FOURR Speed If you watch your video a lot of under truck scenes were almost black. Thanks for reply.

[@poormofo1]

Dirtnation just did his as well

[@BrosFOURRSpeed]

Oh nice! I definitely love it's function!