Will a 1997 4Runner rear diff fit in a 1994???

EOD30 · 10-22-2004, 06:17 AM

I was wondering if anyone has swapped a rear diff from a 3rd gen into a 2nd or if it was possible without much modification? I was at the salvage yard the other day a saw one under a 1997 and it had the electric locker and so a light bulb came on.
It would probably be cheaper and easier to add an ARB, right?

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Doc279 · 10-22-2004, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by EOD30

I was wondering if anyone has swapped a rear diff from a 3rd gen into a 2nd or if it was possible without much modification? I was at the salvage yard the other day a saw one under a 1997 and it had the electric locker and so a light bulb came on.
It would probably be cheaper and easier to add an ARB, right?

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Churnd · 10-22-2004, 09:54 AM

This has been done and documented a lot of times. A search will bring tons of hits. Try "e-locker" or "retrofit e-locker".

Here's one that might prove most helpful:
http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.p...rofit+e-locker

Churnd · 10-22-2004, 09:59 AM

Basically... you could either swap the entire axle, but the '97 is wider so most people dont do that, or just swap the 3rd. The article I posted the link to above contained 2 or 3 links to very informative write-ups on how to swap the 3rd.

EOD30 · 10-22-2004, 12:26 PM

Thanks Churnd: I did search but didnt really know what to put in so I kept getting all kinds of different stuff.

Nathan Buchanan · 10-22-2004, 01:47 PM

Here's a pretty good link for the e-locker swap: http://67.122.16.97/carterman/4runner/mods/locker/

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Churnd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 4,093	This has been done and documented a lot of times. A search will bring tons of hits. Try "e-locker" or "retrofit e-locker". Here's one that might prove most helpful: http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.p...rofit+e-locker __________________ -Chris If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Click here to search! My Website

10-22-2004, 09:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Churnd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 4,093	Basically... you could either swap the entire axle, but the '97 is wider so most people dont do that, or just swap the 3rd. The article I posted the link to above contained 2 or 3 links to very informative write-ups on how to swap the 3rd. __________________ -Chris If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Click here to search! My Website

10-22-2004, 01:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nathan Buchanan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 215	Here's a pretty good link for the e-locker swap: http://67.122.16.97/carterman/4runner/mods/locker/ __________________ Nathan Buchanan 1993 Toyota Pickup

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EOD30 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Redstone Arsenal (Huntsville) AL Posts: 83	Thanks Churnd: I did search but didnt really know what to put in so I kept getting all kinds of different stuff.