i have a 98 tacoma and a 86 4runner. i am building the 4runner to be a trail rig. since i am not going to be wheeling the tacoma anymore and i will NOT need the locker, will it be possible for me to get 5.29 gears and put them in the 3rd and than take the 3rd from my runner and put it in the tacoma? the tacoma is a v6 si i am a little worried about the 4cyl 3rd holding up.anyone ever do that? it will save me allot of money for the runner, i will have a locker and a v6 3rd for bassicly free!!!

 

it would actually be easier to swap the whole rear end... it is possible to do, however the rear housing on the runner will need to have some modifications done to it... http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/electric_locker/

 

i acctually want to put this in the front axle.

 

What are you gonna put in the rear of the tacoma?
Surely not the IFS third. Right? It won't work.

 

Don't you want to do a FJ80 HP 3rd for the front? It makes sense to use the 3rd from your taco....

 

i plan on running a different locker or another toyota e locker. don tknow yet.
aqnd high pinions are expensive so i might just have to get a v6 third for now than convert. gabe still havent started the SAS , both of my friends plasma cutters are down

 

no hes doing an sas on his runner, so it should have a solid front on it, thats 8" right?

 

yea 8"

 

on pirate a guy is selling the entire rear end out of his taco trd. how much is it worth?

 

The elocker might not clear the springs though.

 

what do you mean?! its in the center of the axle, the springs are near the ends

 

um...no, it's not.
Assuming you're going to use Toyota axle....See where the third sits? it's close to the spring purch.

 

oh yea, i never thought about that, ill have to check that out to

 

i have a question, u see that braket that is on the axle between the spring perch and sterring stop...why did you leave that? i left both of mine and do not know why, marlin didnt say to chop them off but i dont see what they would do?

 

I think that's for sway bar. the top one is for shocks.

 

are you planning on leaving yours on? (sway bar ones)

 

One side is still on. I had to cut the other side off because I added the axle truss on top

 

oh ok