Tacoma tcase questions

So i have an 03 double cab...and at first i just wanted to keep it simple, mild lift, some 285s, bumpers...then i fell into the rabbit hole. Im sure it would take me a while just to find the right parts given my location..but im interested in running a toyota straight axle(pickup). I understand the tcase drop issue and am wondering if theres a way to swap an earlier case in my truck? If theres a thread on this, can i get a link? Thanks

 

So in essence, you are asking if its possible (or has been done) to put a passenger side drop t-case onto an A340F auto trans?

 

Yessir!

 

Id like it doubled up too..

 

@theesotericone maybe?

 

If I could figure out the question sure. To me it sounds like the OP wants to SAS and run dual cases. Plenty of options if that's the case.

 

Yes, dual cases hooked to my auto trans running to an early pickup axle....trying to stay away from ford 1 tons lol....may end up that route later on tho... sorry about the wording of my og post, it sounded clear to me lol.

 

Yes. You'll need a tacoma to rf1a adapter than run 2 rf1a crawl box. That'll put your truck in the p-drop

 

Nice! Thanks, any direction on who has this? Ive looked through marlin and trail gear and havnt found what im looking for...could be i dont understand the jargen they use...im not savvy with all the trans/tcase model numbers like some of u guys..

 

Hope your pocket is deep and heavy. Minimum cost for a SA tacoma will be in the ball part of $10k with leaf spring if you do the work yourself with minimum new parts.

 

Have you looked through these threads?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/solid-axle-suspension.123/

 

Ive noticed prices have gone up since i did the 94.. think i came in at just under 2k for a doubled set from marlin in 07? And another 2k or so for the sas swap.. hard to remember, i didnt buy a kit at the time..just pieced it all together and fabbed parts myself as well..

 

No i have not...im still oogling the site.

 

Reminiscing over my 85 now....i think i paid 800 for each high pinion with a detroit...ahh the days gone by..

 

Those days are gone. I fully built my 83 with with a 22ret with custom axles front and rear in 2006 for cheap.

Average turn key SA tacoma now will be in the 10s after all say and done.

 

Lol add on 20% Alaska prices!

 

Guess i better up my sawmill game to fund some taco toppings!
Lol the tacoma will probly live with ifs for some time while collecting parts and finishing up other projects...im a tractor nut too and have a 60s IH dozer resto going at the moment...along with some 1ton mopar truck stuff. I may just sell off the dodge stuff, i have the holy grail of 70s dodge trucks and parts lol...im not even a mopar guy, i dont even know how this happened.

 

Any of the TG or marlin trans to gear drive transfer case adapters are what you want.

If you want to save money on an SAS buy used parts.

 

As much as I hate TG, I would recommend TG over MC. The adapter MC sells now seems to be NEW OLD STOCK from inchworm. THEY LEAK because they're CLOCKABLE! But hey, that's the fun part of building a truck.

 

YES! Another TG hater finally seeing the light. I've probably said this 100 times but if Marlin had stock when I dual cased I would have went Marlin. They didn't. Not only did they not have any stock they couldn't even give me an approximation of when they would have stock. One call to TG and my adapters shipped the next day. In 5 years they never leaked and I had zero issues with the inferior Chinese made product.