i just got a new to me 93 toyota 4x4 single cab with a 3 inch body lift and my trans shifter hits my 4x4 shifter when its in 4lo its good as long as im in first but if i shift into 2nd when i pull it down it hits the 4x4 lever and knocks it into neutal i have taken the boots off and looked and nothing seems to be binding what could wrong

 

i think thats due to the body lift...

 

Its either from the body lift, or one of the shifters is installed backwards.

 

You could always take the shifter out and bend it a bit

 

Guessing its the t-case shifter is installed backwards.

 

I didnt even know that was possible Jack, if i remember correctly, that shifter goes in one way.

Body lift wouldnt due it either i think... as the sticks hit each other, not the hole in the cab...

Could it be the Previous Owner bend the piss out of one?

 

I seem to remember reading about it Off to google to check

EDIT:
Seems like its possible to me. The part on the bottom looks like it would be the same either way. I will keep searching. To bad i dont have my 4runner here otherwise i could just go check

 

Got proof! If Rodger says it, it must be true And you had me thinking i was going crazy! I knew i had read that somewhere.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...ase-v6-101113/

 

O.k., let me clarify:

1. It's not the BL. True. Not sure where that rumor started. I know because I have a 3" BL, and no issues.

2. You can't bolt the transfer case shifter in 180° off(the bolt holes won't line up). BUT, you can install the shifter in the mounting bracket 180° off. Which would cause the same effect.

3. Mine JUST BARELY don't touch with tranny in reverse and t-case in 2H. I can make them touch if I want to. And that's just how they are. They're not bent in the least.

As is shown here.



88 3VZE, if that matters.

 

Yeah thats exactly what i was trying to say.

 

Some of the t-case shifter bases are symmetrical and can be flipped around 180*. The V6 t-case is one that is not symmetrical, you can see some of the various shifter bases on the page below:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...shtml#Ordering

And yes, a body lift in and of itself won't affect the levers touching, after all if you pulled the body off altogether, the shifters would still touch (if they touched before). But, if someone cut the shifters and welded in extensions, and did not check for clearance after doing so, that could be the cause of the problem. Bending is the fix. I think Marlin bends the shifters in the truck, with a length of pipe slipped over the shifter and bends until they clear.

 

You can install it backwards, I've done it haha

That's why I always check the movement before I bolt it all down now. Easy fix tho.