Can I put a 6cyl or a 4cyl pumpkin in my 84/85 front axel? Im looking to regear the front since there 4.11 and rear is 4.88, tring to find best way to do it. Figured if I could beef up the pumpkin while I was at it then go for it.

 

Yes. You can run ANY 8" Toyota 3rd member in the front.

 

Skeet skeet!! Know what year and make runs 4.88`s?

 

some 4runners did i think. tc or tofer or 4crawler or deathcougar might know they are pretty knowledgable.

 

i got my 4.88's from a 92-93 v6 runner

 

92-95 4Runners/Pickups with Automatics and Factory 31" tires had 4.88's

 

Yep - automatic with factory 31's.

Two things to consider:
- using a rear (low pinion) third in the front is ~30% weaker due to being on the coast side of the gears
- the factory 4.88's have an offset pinion to keep the ring gear from being so thick, they are NOT regearable when you go to bigger tires later

Soooo, what I would recommend is a high pinion elocker out of an 80-series (mid to late 1990's) Landcruiser ... kinda hard to find and spendy though.

 

Yeah tring to keep costs down some what right now. Would love to go all out but then thinigs wil really be getting broke. Right now i got 4.88 in rear and 4.10 up front and cant 4wd. plus I got same 3erd in the rear.

 

yeah either find a 4.10 or 4.88 3rd, or buy 4.88 gears and toss them in the front diff. Put a locker in at the same time. And do the marlin crawler front axle seals too.