i have a 94' 4runner SR5 V6 and i was changing my fuel pump when i noticed that i have a six ribbed third member and not an eight it concerned me being i have a V6 it should be an eight rib could this mean that the gears have already have been swapped with a 4 cyl. third member

 

yes, 4cyl = 6 ribs. 6cyl = 8 ribs.

whats your concern?

 

Depends on if you are counting the ribs correctly.

Post a Pic, I'll tell you what you have.

 

my concern is i have a 6cyl. with a 4cyl. rear

 

as long as the front/rear gear ratio's are the same, there is nothing to be concerned about.

or am i missing something ?

 

driver side

passenger side

 

i'm concerned about to gear ratio being its not the original rear end

 

That is a 4cyl 3rd.

 

yea what i thought lol now i have to see what kind of gears are in there i was goin by my axle code which would be wrong do to this

 

Pull the driveshaft off the pinion flange and let me know what color the nut is painted.

 

alright i found the table for that on 4crawler was my plan lol i'll let you know tho

 

red but everything looks nice and new

 

remembered reading about this at this link: Erik's 4x4 wire toyota Diff Page

"A few pre-'96 V6 trucks and 4runners have been found to have come with the 4cyl style diff from the factory. Nobody knows why.'

 

and its true i marked tire and drive shaft and did my calculations my axle code is correct so i got one of the rare ones lol the only thing that sucks is the gearing