Official Tennessee Thread

Well..... kari doesn't have a kitchen scale..... i just asked.

 

Just ask a drug dealer if you can use his haha

 

I have one .....

 

Get them. Will YOU need them, not sure. But will they at least look really cool, most def!! Haha

 

A drug dealer or a scale?

 

I asked the wife just to be sure and she said "Merry Christmas". So, order placed. In 6-8 weeks I'll have LCA skids.

 

Nice dude

 

They are all technically a 8" diff. There's only 2 diffs that come in our trucks ...... One with the elocker, one without. To my knowledge there isn't a locker made that goes in the elocker diff. Please show me proof if I'm wrong.

 

So, 8" vs 8.4" is a non issue? Mine doesn't have e-locker or mechanical LSD. Also I have my ABS/VSC disabled so I guess this will work
Wonder why the brochure says no?

Still have to convince Amy she is capable of driving the truck with the locked rear instead of minivan diff. So far the best argument I've made in favor of this setup is the price vs ARB +OBA. She's very frugal. We'll see.

 

Tell her Katie drives mine with a Detroit, (acts the same way) and she loves it.

 

Check this out site ........

http://home.4x4wire.com/erik/diffs/


And read this .....

All 2wd and 4wd T100's, '00-06 Tundra's, and ?? Sequoia's use a newer/stronger 8" 2-pinion diff.Tacoma 4x4's and Tacoma PreRunner's that don't come with the electric locker (aka "non-TRD), as well as V6 Tacoma 4x2's also came with this diff.
This diff commonly and mistakenly called an 8.4" or 8.25" diff, possibly to imply its extra strength. The ring gear actually measures 8". The extra strength of this diff comes from the bearing cap/truss and large diameter pinion gear shaft.
LSD's available is the TRD/Kazuma clutch-type 3-pinion LSD, the OEM 4-pinion Tundra TRD LSD, and the Detroit Trutrac.
Lockers available are the Powertrax "Lock-right," "No-Slip," ARB Air Locker, Detroit Softlocker.

This diff cannot be fitted to an older style 8" axle because it uses a larger diameter mounting bolt pattern and because more space inside the housing necessary to accommodate the large bearing cap. The different bolt pattern also makes it very impractical to swap in an electric locking Toyota diff (the whole mounting flange would have to be re-done using a special jig).

- Carrier bearing truss and newer housing adds significant strength over V6 and 4cyl diffs
- Uses V6 carrier bearings, larger pinion bearings
- Uses shims for backlash adjustment instead of threaded adjusters
- Twelve 12mm Ring gear bolts
- 10mm axle housing studs with 14mm nuts
- 30 splilne axles
- 30 spline pinion

* 4Runners do NOT use this diff at all. Late-model 4Runners still use the V6 8" diff above.

** This diff is NOT swappable with V6, 4cyl, high-pinion, or electric locking diffs. This diff cannot be fitted to an older style 8" axle because it uses a larger diameter mounting bolt pattern and because more space inside the housing necessary to accommodate the large bearing cap.



And this .......

A factory option on 3rd Gen. 4Runners, Tacoma 4x4's, and Tacoma PreRunner 4x2's is an electric locking rear differential. This diff is a 4-pinon design based on the Turbo/V6 8" diff and uses the same gear sets and bearings (except for the large bearing near the locking mechanism).
These locking diffs can be retrofitted into 8" diff axles if the axle housing is modified (see this article for more info). It cannot be easily retrofitted into a T100/Tundra or open-diff Tacoma style axle housing because the mounting bolt pattern is smaller. It "could" be done by an axle builder by doing major work to the mounting flange, but that is not really a practical option.
- 30 spline pinion on OEM gears, swap pinion flange to 27 spline to use aftermarket gears

 

Also you could call ECGS and they will tell you if it exists or not. There's at least no option for a locker for the elocker diff on their website

 

Shout out to Gid for fixing my front suspension yesterday. Mike good to see you as well (and thanks for the original install).

 

Also I still have the stock front suspension up for grabs. Free to a good home. Just come pick it up or wait until a meet.

Oh, also have stock sport sway bar with all of the hardware free as well.

And stock TRD off road wheels. 16" make me an offer.

 

Woo woo!!! Got that shout out!!! Haha gravy work man. Got them torque specs and everything.

 

Haha yeah I'm kind of a type A personality when it comes to that sort of thing. I'm sure that'll change when I actually start doing a lot of the work and realize that it's fine but for now thats just the way I am.

 

Nothing wrong with that. It's sanity verification.

 

my locker works now. It took a few tries going slow and zig-zagging a bit the first time. After cycling it a few times, now it locks almost instantly. I haven't driven 4x4 since I was around 14 going around cow pastures. Wow, over 20 years ago. Forgot what driving was like away from the 1 wheel spin of a 2wd limited slip.

4lo locked is like engaging the "go wherever the fuck you want" mode. I like it!