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blazerbrad · 09-04-2013, 08:09 AM

Keep in mind that the 327 should have at least twice the torque of the stock 22R so you really can't compare the gearing of other Toyota rigs with the 4 banger. I've wheeled quite a bit with several Toyotas setup with various gears and such including one guy that had a stockish 350 that originally had the stock 'yota 5 speed and t-case with 4.10 gears and 34" tires. When he went to the 350 it made a world of difference in how the thing could crawl and lug as he doubled the torque output to the tires (about the same as the difference between high range and low range when you look at total torque output). He eventually swapped to a TH350, NP205 (less gearing than stock t-case), and 4.88 axle gears with 38's. It wasn't setup for hardcore rockcrawling but for typical midwest trailrides it had decent crawling ability.

I think the combination of the doubler with one case at 4.7 and the 5.29 axle gears gives you a low-low range that is not really practical/needed for anything considering you have a V-8 and auto. That puts you over 140:1 not even taking into account the torque converter multiplication (there is some debate over this but it should at least double the gearing at certain times, so that puts you at almost 300:1 effective gearing).

Assuming you are keeping the Toyota axles, so good luck keeping them together with the V-8, 44" tires, and ultra-low gearing.

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09-04-2013, 08:09 AM	#4
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Keep in mind that the 327 should have at least twice the torque of the stock 22R so you really can't compare the gearing of other Toyota rigs with the 4 banger. I've wheeled quite a bit with several Toyotas setup with various gears and such including one guy that had a stockish 350 that originally had the stock 'yota 5 speed and t-case with 4.10 gears and 34" tires. When he went to the 350 it made a world of difference in how the thing could crawl and lug as he doubled the torque output to the tires (about the same as the difference between high range and low range when you look at total torque output). He eventually swapped to a TH350, NP205 (less gearing than stock t-case), and 4.88 axle gears with 38's. It wasn't setup for hardcore rockcrawling but for typical midwest trailrides it had decent crawling ability. I think the combination of the doubler with one case at 4.7 and the 5.29 axle gears gives you a low-low range that is not really practical/needed for anything considering you have a V-8 and auto. That puts you over 140:1 not even taking into account the torque converter multiplication (there is some debate over this but it should at least double the gearing at certain times, so that puts you at almost 300:1 effective gearing). Assuming you are keeping the Toyota axles, so good luck keeping them together with the V-8, 44" tires, and ultra-low gearing.