4Runner 4WD visuals...
03-07-2005, 03:06 PM
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4Runner 4WD visuals...
Is there any other way visually other than the 4WD badge on the back to distinguish a 2WD model from a 4WD model 3rd Gen 4Runner? I know the obvious of looking inside, but what about when you're on the road? I was just curious because they look identical to me but all I've ever owned is 4WDs so maybe there something slight that I am missing.
03-07-2005, 03:58 PM
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From the side you can see the transfer case if they don't have running boards:
Here is 2wd:
Here is 4wd:
....and as was mentioned, look for CV's on the front.
Here is 2wd:
Here is 4wd:
....and as was mentioned, look for CV's on the front.
03-07-2005, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 96LtdYota
look for cv axles when you are in front of them
Ditto that. Spot em two hunnert yards away. Laugh and point when you go past - they hate that...
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03-07-2005, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Sparman
Did early 3rd gens not have the 4wd emblem? I know the rear emblem placement changed around 98 or 99 - was this the time the 4wd emblem was introduced?
03-07-2005, 09:32 PM
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i see some 4wd 4runners without the "4wd" emblem.
maybe they do exist, but i've never seen a 3rd gen with 4wd factory mudflaps. that's a second gen thing.
maybe they do exist, but i've never seen a 3rd gen with 4wd factory mudflaps. that's a second gen thing.
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03-08-2005, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by arjan
My '97 4x4 has factory 15" wheels, so that's out. I don't think there were any 2wd versions up here in BC. Never seen one anyway.
They also didn't sell any with 5 spd trannys
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03-08-2005, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by calrockx
i see some 4wd 4runners with out the "4wd" emblem.
maybe they do exist, but i've never seen a 3rd gen with 4wd factory mudflaps. that's a second gen thing.
maybe they do exist, but i've never seen a 3rd gen with 4wd factory mudflaps. that's a second gen thing.
03-08-2005, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 98Runner98
Do you get alot of that yourself with that paintjob? 
Not at all. It's a kick really, everyone from kids to blue haired old lady's stop and look and chat with me about it. Even guys with dented up rusted up dedicated trail rigs and work trucks come over and gawk. I've never heard or seen one negative reaction yet. In fact the closest to that I've ever heard is when it's muddy, people can't believe THAT! You really have to see it in person, pics just don't do it justice. Of course, it's not 2wd....
03-08-2005, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 98Runner98
Do you get alot of that yourself with that paintjob?
Anyways, I have a 98 and they don't come with 4wd emblems but I ordered one from the dealership that goes on the 99's. If you ask me, they shouldn't make 2wd 4runners, after all doesn't the name come from: 4wd meets off road runner or something like that. Or either call them 2runners. Like the 2wd tacomas that sit up high are called pre-runners.I'll probaly get alot of flack for this post I know....
03-08-2005, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by futurerunner
Wow, a 2wd 4runner. What a dud.
That's what got me going on Toyota trucks 
Now I have a 91 Ext Cab and love it.
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03-08-2005, 01:53 PM
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I would say 80+% of the 4Runners here in TX are 2WD, the 4WD's are pretty rare actually. That's why they carry such a premium price tag. Opposite in Colorado I know. But it's still not that easy to identify 2 and 4 WD's just at a glance.. too bad they don't have locking hubs. Oh well, at least 3rd Gen 4Runners have an actual lever to pull for 4WD unlike the Pathfinders of the same years that just had a knob on the dash.
