I have a '99 4Runner with v6/auto/e-locker that I need to have rebuilt. What are my options for direct replacement? Years for 4Rs and Tacos. V6 only? Auto only? I'm not worried about ratio because I can run 2wd until mine comes back.

 

 

If you trust the axle codes then one is a 7.5" ring gear and the other is an 8".....they don't interchange.

an option......I can rebuild your 3rd.
Ken

 

 

The confusion I'm running into is the conflicting information on the internet and nobody having hard numbers.

This page decodes a 2001 Tacoma with axle code B04A as an 8" with 4.56:
http://www.lcengineering.com/LCTechP...ARJANUARY.html

But the same company decodes A's as 8" and B's as 7.5"
http://www.lcengineering.com/LCTechP...OYOTATECH.html

 

Or can I pull the 3rd and DS and syran/duct tape the housing shut and run around in front wheel drive?

 

To start with the syran wrap question, no. The axle shafts are supported by the carrier. Doing this will promptly destroy the rear wheel bearings. If I was in your position, instead of trying to find another e-locked third to use as a temporary replament I would look for another assembled open housing for a 3rd gen runner. It would cost less than a e-locked third and be much easier to find. Plus its close to the same amount of work the swap out. The only real down fall is finding a place to store it afterwards. A third is much easier to shelve than an entire axle.