The way I understand this.. [all wheel drive]

My understanding is that the V6 T4R is part time 4wd and that the V8 T4R was the one with full time 4wd?

 

OK.

STOP. JUST STOP.

AWD = a 4 wheel drive system with a center differential. This allows power to be sent to all 4 wheels while allowing front and rear axles to spin at different rates when turning. Stuff works great on the street and snow and

4WD = a 4 wheel drive system WITHOUT a center differential. This allows power to be sent to all 4 wheels but does not allow different rates of spin between front and rear axles.


Those that state that AWD cant have a low range.... WRONG. Look at the limited awd 4runners.... they have a center diff for full time awd, then have the ability to lock the center diff for true 4x4 and ALSO have a low range.




In the case of the tacoma, its a part time 4WD system with no center diff.... this means you dont wanna be in 4hi / 4lo in situations with high grip as this will result in binding of the driveline.

 

Not trying to be a dick, but the limited awd 4runners dont have awd they have full time 4wd. There IS a difference. Thats why they have a low range. and thats why they have ability to be locked via viscous coupler. Your info is a little wrong. There are three choices.

AWD
Fulltime 4wd
Part time 4wd.


Please see my long post on the previous page that explains it pretty well.



Source... I have owned 5 part time 4wd toyota trucks/4runners and 2 full time 4wd toyota land cruisers. I have taken the transfer cases apart on most of them.


Your last sentence is correct though!

 

False. I notice no difference when I’m in 2wd or all wheel drive.

And they do make awd with a low range. I have it in my tacoma. And so does the v6 4th gen 4runner

 

dude you are wrong. they do not have awd with low range they are two different systems. The only thing that came close to awd with a low range was the toyota trecel in the 80s, and it did it with a super low gear granny gear.

 

Dude ask any Colorado guy that wheels with me. I have 2wd, awd(hi and low), and 4wd(hi and low)

 

Please, dont spread mis information. If you dont believe me, here is a pretty simple explanation. There are 3 different independent systems. Part time 4wd, full time 4wd, and AWD.

 

If we want to get technical anything with a motor that powers all 4 wheels is all wheel drive. *rolls eyes*


Limited 4 runners have Full time 4wd aka all wheel drive, just like subarus, audi quatro etc etc. The limited 4 runners have no viscous coupler in the tcase, its a true elocker just like the rear elocking diff and it also has a low range.


Often times why you dont find the smaller awd vehicles not having a low range is simply space of the tcase needed to be able to run a low range.


But now we are splitting hairs. Needless to say my point was AWD / Full time 4wd systems have a center differential of some kind, which allows there to be a difference in rotational speed of the front and rear axles. The tacoma does NOT have said center diff.

 

Posting this again in case you didnt see it. There is a difference. dont lump stuff together. This is how people learn incorrect shit.


Please, dont spread mis information. If you dont believe me, here is a pretty simple explanation. There are 3 different independent systems. Part time 4wd, full time 4wd, and AWD.

 

Ding Ding Ding

 

This you are correct on. I do agree, wording can be tricky.

 

Everything you said is wrong.
You can't have 2wd and AWD on the same platform. AWD does not operate in a 2wd mode and 2wd is not AWD.

Tacoma's are part time 4wd, they are not AWD. Unless you can show me definitive proof that yours is AWD from the factory.

 

Do you have a selectable center differential?

 

@dbbowen2
Look into 4th gen 4runner v6
They have a multi mode transfer case.

 

See this post. I have it. I have a multi mode. Go look at my build thread then

 

Yes.

 

If your transfer case has 3 options on it... 2wd/4high/4low... this means you have part time 4wd
If your transfer case has 2 options.... High/Low... this means you have full time 4wd
If your transfer case has no options and its just a regular drive gear selector such as P/R/N/D or a stick shift... you have AWD.

 

Certain trucks have been offered with AWD systems. The only ones I know of that you could consider "real" trucks would be the GMC Syclone, F150 Limited, and the GMC Sierra in certain trim levels. I cant think of a modern midsize pickup available in AWD, in the US at least.

 

Hes got multi mode which has a center dif

 

Just so you can see that I’m not bs’ing ya with some stock pics.
You can see both buttons^