97 transfer case out of a 4 runner and a 99 transfer case out of a tacoma
 

Are they the same or different?

Oh 3.4L with 5 speed


thank you!

I think it depends on whether theyre the same or not.
Lol
I think there were several different type of cases around then.
Full electronic control, lever control, and iirc the tri mode case too.

Well they are both 3.4L's and are both 5 speeds. I did read that 98 or 99 4 runners they started offering full time 4 wheel drive.

naww, pretty sure that came with the body style change... I.e a totally different 4Runner.


Consequently, I'd love to be wrong though.... Though I have never heard of a Full Time 4WD in a 95-02 4Runner.

Now the 2003 and up are another story. They have a lockable Thorsen center diff that can also be switched to High 2... SWEET!

nope, you're right.. but according to this: http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...-4runner-6.htm

see post #2 again.

two different transfer cases for the 99 4runner (canadian service manual)
VF2A - that would be the base
VF3am - that one had the one touch 4wd hi-lo feature
You would need wiring harness and the 4wd ecu for it to work.

As for the 99 taco - unable to (quickly) locate the model codes for the two different tcases however one does have that 4wd hi-lo feature. one small problem though, it was hooked to the auto on the taco. that suggusts to me that the 4wd ecu might not work by itself in a manual. The wiring diag for it suggust a 4wd ECU and a 4wd control ECU as well as minor inputs into the ECU. I strongly suspect that once the L4 signal for the hi-lo switch gets to the ECU, it tells the auto tranny and the engine to behave a particular way. No telling how this might react on a standard transmission even though the bolt pattern does appear to match up. you'll probably be able to bolt the thing on, but after that?

:devil:

Feel free to let us know if you got it to work or not. You could likely wire up a series of switches to do the auto hi-lo as it's only a shifter motor in there. my concern would be how the vehicle's engine ecu and 4wd ecus behave after the fact.

< the tcases they had, to support Rix, appear to be different in the operation. VF3am appears to be brand new and only put on the 4skinner that year.>