1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Was thinking that or worse; these A3xx are atrocious for sucking so much power out of these rigs but they're anything but what you described.

Mine feels like it has a shift kit almost, but that's also how the 4Runner shifted. Just a nice crisp transition.

Fluid levels (too high or too low) can also affect their behavior.

 

The A442 in my LC will remove teeth on the 1-2 shift in low range, it's crisp. Even pretty crisp in hi

 

It shifted fine in H like you’re saying, but it felt wonky in L to me for some reason.

 

Yeah I'm surprised just how good it feels especially on the 1-2; I just used shift kit as an emphasis of that feel.

 

In what situation did you even use Lo in

 

Maybe that’s the one to have. I think they kept using that for the 95-97s in other markets like Australia, but we got the 343 for OBD2 compatibility.

 

We took it on the Dickson ford trail once. This is a vid I took of the weird shifting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5s2czP38JQ&t=5s

 

Super short video...but what situation?

 

Here's another thread with the same "issue"

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/transmission-shifting-a-little-wonky-only-in-4low.1302926/

 

It just felt like it was hesitating, like it was building up pressure then would suddenly lurch forward.

 

Immediately several people mentioned fluid, like I did above.

 

Good thing you got that super capable, manual transmission Tacoma!

 

That's what autos do in low range, they don't have their shift mapping changed. Well new ones do, but old ones didn't know they were in low range really.

 

@Ozark_RegCab

You're rear locked or not? I can't recall.

 

No it’s a pre-TRD so it has open diffs. There are some factory locked pre-98s but they’re thin on the ground.

I did have that locked rear axle and LSD front diff with 4.88s but I decided to sell them and put it into baselining.

 

Yea I was just confused since it still seemed to be shifting when I locked it into 1st/Lo.

 

Lol I'm very familiar with Tacoma's, was just asking about yours specifically. But yeah if it was locked it would only have been the rear.

Forgot you had an entire rear locking setup that went uninstalled. 4.88s, that was a nice setup!

But no baselining needed. No different than any other used vehicle.

 

@Kwikvette I haven’t found its traction limits yet. That’s why I got the MTs tho to help make up for the open diffs a bit.

 

A340/A341/A343 still shift to second even when locked into 1st as a safety. You can install a lockout kit and make it stop doing that tho

 

Quality tires go a long way; anyone can agree to that.