electronic 4wd shifter on a 5spd?

has anyone heard or seen anything like this? apparently this came on 2001 tacoma with a 5sp manual

 

Gee golly, i gots one too!

 

Me too. I thought all 01-04 5sp 4x4 with a V6 had that, at the least if not more models.

 

No I have a manual shifter.

 

yeah same mines a manual floor shifter... i wonder what package that came with... 5spd trd offroad?

 

What all options do you guys have?

I have the push button 4wd and mine is a 2004 5spd 4x4 V6 TRD Offroad SR5 Extra Cab.

Just looked at my window sticker from when I bought it (yeah I still have it for some reason) and there is a separate listing for "High 4 Selector Switch". I don't remember it being a separate option though.

 

it looks like one of those off road package things.. mines a ext cab v6 4x4 5spd sr5

 

unless you have manual hubs you have the electronic button. most of them come like that.

 

you sure? mines manual everything with electronic hubs

 

01-04 TRD manuals come with the push-button 4wd if I'm not mistaken. When I went taco searching, I wanted the manual TC but couldn't find it in any TRD trucks.

 

Not true, the 01-04 4x4 had either a J-shifter or push-button. No manual hubs.

Sounds like the TRD Offroad package may be the key. Anyone out there have a TRD Offroad with a J-shift 4x4?

 

definitely sounds like a trd thing... i love my manual transfer case

 

Ha, I love my push-button. To each their own.

Does the manual work the same where you can throw it in 4wd at anytime without clutch from 0-60mph?

 

i dunno i never tried.. i usually hold the clutch to drop it in 4hi then go on my way

 

No, it is not a TRD thing either. I do not have the button. Mine is the J-shift. I don't think anyone has ever figured out why some trucks got one shifter, and others the other.

I test drove several 2001s of exactly the same spec, and the shifter varied on them. None had manual hubs. All I can think of is that they changed at some point in production for some reason. My 2001 was built in Aug. 2001.

 

Weird. Like I mentioned my manufacturer window sticker has it listed as an individual option separate from the TRD/SR5/etc. options. Must have just been an option that was randomly put on some and not others.

 

My truck has that shifter. I've got a 2003 V6 5Speed TRD

 

Yes you can! I have the manual transfer case too. They call it 4x4 on the fly! You can shift into 4Hi without clutch

 

I like the j-setup better...less electronics = less crap to go wrong. Although...I like the 2LO mod that you can do for the push button system. I like 2LO.