Can I swap my stock front 4.10 diff with a stock 4.56?
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Can I swap my stock front 4.10 diff with a stock 4.56?
On a v6 4Runner with stock 4.10 gears - can I swap a front carrier (differential) with a stock diff with 4.56's? Did the make V6 4runners wth stock fron 4.56? Or was it only 4 cylinders? And if so will that still work for a complete swap out?
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So they did make v6 4runners stock with front 4.56's? There are a few front ifs diffs at local salvage yards that say they are 4.56 but I'm leery that they know what they are talking about. If I went an looked at the diff how can i confirm the gear ratio and if it was from a v6 or 4cyl.? And do i have to worry any of those might not have the ADD?
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actually i dont know if they did make v6 with a 4.56.. iof in doubt count teeeth ... might wanna wait till someone eles chimes in.. its late and i might not be thinking right lol
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So if what you are saying is correct - then the local slavage yards that list the diff coming from a 3rd gen 4runner 3.4 L V6 with 4.56's - are probably worng. But if they are listing them as coming from a 4 cylender - it could possibly have 4.56's - correct?
Any reason I wouldn't want a 4cyl front dif in my v6?
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Along these same lines, i have (at least the diff code says i do) 4.91 gears on mine. I want to get an e-locker but i don't want to drop my gearing either.
Can i swap my stock gears with an elocker so i keep the stock Ratio but get the elocker?
And if so, got any cheap elockers sitting around?
Can i swap my stock gears with an elocker so i keep the stock Ratio but get the elocker?
And if so, got any cheap elockers sitting around?
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texas Ace - If you have 4.30's (which is pretty common) you can easily find a used 4.30 geared elocker third member. But hopefully you're aware it's not a straight swap if you don't already have the locker - you'll have to modify your axle housing.
go to http://car-part.com/ and make sure you select CARRIER as the part you're looking for (not differential )- you will get more results that way. I see 4.30 e-lockers starting at $300.
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go to http://car-part.com/ and make sure you select CARRIER as the part you're looking for (not differential )- you will get more results that way. I see 4.30 e-lockers starting at $300.
John
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Whoever i talked to asked what my vin number said and when i read it off he obiously was trying to figure it out and then said :it says it is a 4.91 gearing".
So do i trust you or do i trust you lol.
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texas Ace - If you have 4.30's (which is pretty common) you can easily find a used 4.30 geared elocker third member. But hopefully you're aware it's not a straight swap if you don't already have the locker - you'll have to modify your axle housing.
go to http://car-part.com/ and make sure you select CARRIER as the part you're looking for (not differential )- you will get more results that way. I see 4.30 e-lockers starting at $300.
John
go to http://car-part.com/ and make sure you select CARRIER as the part you're looking for (not differential )- you will get more results that way. I see 4.30 e-lockers starting at $300.
John
Thanks for the link, i will take a look at that!
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And yes i am sure i was told 4.91, i asked severl times, are you sure? and was told yes. I was surprised as i never knew toyota made 4.91. I was also told that toyota never made an elocked with those gears, which i thought would explain why i don't have one.
As for the code, just to stem any confusion here is a picture, look for yourself, maybe i told him the wrong code...
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And no, i don't have a rear locker. Though with seeing that my gears are that bad i might want to re-gear while i am doing this if i can't find a locker with those gears. Who knows, or i will just switch the gears over for now and re-gear later.
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Ok, must have been some mis-comunication then lol.
And no, i don't have a rear locker. Though with seeing that my gears are that bad i might want to re-gear while i am doing this if i can't find a locker with those gears. Who knows, or i will just switch the gears over for now and re-gear later.
And no, i don't have a rear locker. Though with seeing that my gears are that bad i might want to re-gear while i am doing this if i can't find a locker with those gears. Who knows, or i will just switch the gears over for now and re-gear later.
looking up your code you should probably have either 4.10 or 4.30 - but I don't know. The best think to do is go out and jack up one rear tire. mark the drive shaft and mark the tire. Spin the tire 1 revolution while counting how many times the drive shaft spins - less than 4 = 3.91 a touch over 4 = 4.10 or more like 4 1/4 turn = 4.30 etc. It's not 100% accurate but will easily tell you if its under 4 or over 4.
Also you can buy complete rear axle assemblies (with e-locker) off car-part.com too.
Just search for "rear axle assy" put in what you're looking for, etc...
John