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Title: 5.29 gears
Post by: M!KE on April 30, 2010, 06:30:47 PM

Are 5.29's a good gear for bigger tires on a samwurai? I can get 2 ring and pinions 5.29's brand new for $150 sound like a good deal?

Title: Re: 5.29 gears
Post by: ilikemud on April 30, 2010, 07:54:52 PM

No personal experience but that is the the gear a lot of people run in there toy axles with 6.5 tc gears for tires around 37s. You can try out the gear calculator over at Izook.com ( http://www.izook.com/gearcalc.htm (http://www.izook.com/gearcalc.htm) ) and see if they will work for you depending on your setup. Price sounds good also, trail-gear sells them for $139 a set, they also recommend them for 35's and up.

jason

Title: Re: 5.29 gears
Post by: Amilla on April 30, 2010, 11:29:05 PM

What size tire do you plan on running?
Do you have stock T-case gearing?

Amilla

Title: Re: 5.29 gears
Post by: M!KE on May 01, 2010, 07:00:08 AM

I got 34's on right now with a stock t-case.I had my buddies 5.14 t case in lastweek,man did my sam rly crawl like that....I might buy his t case.but the gears seemed rly cheap so i thought i might buy them just to have...

Title: Re: 5.29 gears
Post by: Drone637 on May 01, 2010, 03:50:11 PM

While gears are nice they don't solve the problem of not having a good low range for rocks and technical sections.  Don't forget that along with the gears you will have to pick up an installation kit to replace your crush sleeve and oil seal.

I'm a big fan of the t-case swap myself.  How was your highway driving and trail ability with the 5.2 t-case setup?

Title: Re: 5.29 gears
Post by: Amilla on May 01, 2010, 06:41:21 PM

Lots of people run 6.5 T-case gears matched with 5.29's and love it....just not on the freeway. ;D
Nice low range and you can turn a big tire.  You just have to deal with screaming high RPM's while street cruzin.

Amilla