what year taco had the rear locking diff and can the 2.7 5sp handle 1000 to 1500 lbs. (towing) reason for the ?s well i'm thinking of getting out of the chevy coloy 2x4 and go with a taco reg.cab 2.7 5sp 4x4 i love the look of the 2003 front ends don't know when they came out but they rock thanks for the info up front

 

I believe the lock rear diff started in 1996 as an option. the 2.7 should have no problem handling 1500lbs.

Wlecome to Yotatech by the way.

 

how hard is it to remove the locker from a truck at the junk yard?

 

the diff lock started in 1998 on the taco's when the trd package came out. The 1996/7 didn't have that option.

I don't think you will find a 2.7 w/ the trd package (but I could be way off here) though; at least I have never seen one.

However the 2.7 can easily handle 3,000

 

That is incorrect, my 97 came with a factory e-locker. Plus the 1st gen tacos are clearly the best looking...

 

I think it started in 97 with the slightly redesigned fron end and TRD pkg. I think it would be easier to just swap the entire rear axle which would bolt right up. Then no housing mod'g would be nec.

 

ya you guys are right, thats what I meant I forgot it was 97 when they started the TRD

 

you know, for what its worth, I dont think that the 97 had a TRD package...mine is an SR5 V6 - no TRD logos anywhere, just a big ugly stripe and a SR5 logo on the side - further, I dont think the different coils and yota billies came out until 98 - my truck had stock tokicos on it.

so basically 97s had an e-locker as an option but I dont think that locker came with any other off-road "enhancements"

 

lol, so I will just shush on this one; hehe

I was under the impression that it was only an option on the TRD's. But learn something new all the time I guess ey, thats why I wasn't sure in the first post.

 

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