Rest in useful pieces, 96.

 

She will be put to good use I can assure you.

 

your always getting something new! ive moved over too the diesel side unfortunally, ill be back in something sooner or later.... nice jon brian!

 

haha I think for now i'm pretty set!

What do you have? A Cummins?

 

Got the trans and t-case out!!

Success!!

 

That's a sight I hope I don't have to see again for another 200,000 miles...tranny/transfer case is heavy! I've vowed to find a different way to get it out and back in when it's the 99's turn. What are you gonna do to get it up in there?

Those sticks are gonna look pretty good from the driver's seat.

 

Yes VERY heavy but surprisingly easy to remove. Only took me about 3 1/2 hours from start until I had it sitting on my garage floor.

I had originally planned to lower the trans & t-case with my engine hoist. Unfortunately, due to the extreme cold, the hydraulic fluid in the cylinder did not want to cooperate. Who woulda thought that my Harbor Freight engine hoist would take a dump on me? Harbor Freight is really known for their quality after all...

I ended up using my floor jack and my arms to lower the trans and t-case. The install will be more difficult i'm afraid...

I can't wait until it's done! The only thing I am afraid of is the wiring...

Looks like I only have a few wires to worry about;

-Both switches on the clutch pedal assy
-Trans reverse switch
-Clutch cancel switch

 

They do cost a little in the 255/85/16's but they are dam sexy on the runner!

Love the runner swimm

you can check them out on my rig i got a ton of pic's

 

They look so great in the 255/85 size!

Appreciate the kind words! I'm gonna love it more once it's a 5 speed.

Checked out your thread, lookin good!!

 

Should be a fun time coming up.

I will be installing my lift, Tundra 231mm brakes, LandCruiser wheels and 5 speed trans!

 

Sounds like fun except picking the tranny up. Remember, we're pic whores.

 

I'm hoping my Harbor Freight engine hoist will decide to work that day!

And yes pics! I will have some more pics for you guys today!

 

Auto trans is out!

Brake pedal is mounted, all that's left to do before I can throw the 5 speed back in is mount the clutch pedal, and master cylinder and the wiring!




Also got the front lift in!



If I can do this in 20* weather with a real feel of 11* in a garage with no lights or heat, anyone can! Took me 7 hours...

Forgot to mention I did this alone, including the lowering of the auto trans, which is MUCH HEAVIER than the 5 speed.

Some things of note, I proved the manual wrong 2x in the removal of this transmission.

1. The manual says you must remove the crossover pipe in order to remove the trans, that is simply not true. I didn't remove the crossover pipe when I took out either the auto or manual.

2. The manual says you have to remove the sway bar to take out the trans. I didn't touch it for the removal of the manual trans but for the auto trans I simply unbolted the sway bar where it bolts to the endlinks which allows it to pivot on the points where it is connected to the frame. Found that to be the easiest way.

Hope this helps someone out!

 

Finally Marlin got some clutches in stock, so I got that all ordered up!

 

I finished the front lift (Bilstein 5100 and Toytec coil) and put on the wheels and tires (265/75/R16 BFG All-Terrain and Tacoma 5 spoke wheels). Tires come dangerously close to hitting the upper control arm so I'm gonna swap the FN Wheels from my Tacoma to my 4Runner and see if the different backspacing will help clearance the upper control arm. I really don't want to have to buy a set of aftermarket upper control arms.

Got the coils in (FJ80 coils). This thing is gonna be tall! Rear Bilstein 5100's are on the way!

 

Finally!

 

Transmission is in!

All that is left to do now is the hydraulics and driveshafts.

I had to swap the 4wd shifter around because it was hitting the 5 speed shifter in 2nd/4th and reverse. No big deal just a clip and it pops out.

Before removing the A/T ECU I wanted to make sure that it would run. Fired her up, got 10 codes... Oh boy...

I got your typical shift solenoid codes and about 6 or 7 engine missfire codes. Turns out I forgot to plug in a line to the charcoal canister....whoops. Oh well, easy fix!

Reverse lights work, and the vehicle will NOT start until the clutch is depressed, just like factory.


Went to plug in the manual trans ECU, no dice, the manual trans ECU has completely different plugs than the auto trans ECU. Oh well, guess I'll just have to live with a CEL, either that or swap wiring harnesses (kicking myself now for not grabbing the harness out of the 96' parts 4Runner).

I attempted to engage 4wd by hitting the button and shifting into 4low but no lights came on the dash. I think maybe because the driveshaft is disconnected the front diff cannot activate 4x4? I'm not sure.

 

Picked up a set of BFG A/T's in the 285/75 R16 flavor, I really wanted to run 255/85 R16's but I couldn't pass these up!

 

Got the tires mounted. In the foreground are the 285's and in the background are the 265's



Also my shocks should be here Tuesday!

 

Nice wheels!