I use 2nd all the time and the engine likes 4000k plus up the hill. Tried and proven by @LandCruiserPhilMmmm you must not travel in Montanawhen I had that set up, Iād have to go up some hills going 45 screaming in 2nd.
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Understood sir..,
It makes perfect sense when you know the problem he is referring to , and he lives in Europe not Montana.
I makes perfect sense, if you realize English is a second language for him !!
My 80 does 120 just fine.
(Admittedly with 4.56s and an 8 speed.)200 RPM difference at cruising speed (ish) - Eh, just run the 33s with the 4.88s and stop sweating it.
You forgot to mention V8 POWERMy 80 does 120 just fine.
200 RPM difference at cruising speed (ish) - Eh, just run the 33s with the 4.88s and stop sweating it.
Oh, yeah, and a V8.
Also does 30MPH in low range, but still has deeper gearing in 1st than stock. Probably the best feature TBH - Get off the pavement > stick it in low > forget it for the rest of the day.
davidp14
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I've had 35's and stock gears pretty much since I've owned my 80. I never really thought I needed to regear. I live in the "mountains" of VA/WV too. Now that I've switched to 37s I think I need to do something. (LS swap is on the list of possibilities)
I bet your U-joints love you.
So why not gear it, do it in 3rd, and keep up with traffic?
davidp14
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No reason to. I enjoy the scenery as I drive and in no rush. Not looking for it to be a sports car.
Ok thatās fair
@45mph ya it works but not 65mph as implied earlier. Having just ran a trip to Moab and back from Denver I can attest that stock gears and 35s cannot drive 65mph up either side of the Ike gauntlet. Your locked in 2nd in the right lane with the semis.
What RPM where you at ?
Come for a ride with me and will show you how its done. I never implied 65 but I do pass semis at 60 plus. Enough said. Late!!!
Thereās nothing to show cowboy itās simply a mechanical limitation. I also never implied I canāt pass vehicles, but you arenāt passing them at 60 on the Ike. Thereās section of that road where you are completely floored and losing RPMs and speed
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Is this up the Ike gauntlet?
Obviously a Landcruiser can drive 65mph in 2nd on flat ground.
You beat me to it Phil and why I asked what RPMs he was at 4 post back !!
It's also how I got the fat little pig 3' in the air at Pismo Beach at Turf & Surf some years back on 37s Low Range 2nd 4000 RPM
It's also how I got the fat little pig 3' in the air at Pismo Beach at Turf & Surf some years back on 37s Low Range 2nd 4000 RPM
