What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

I'll laugh in ten years when 4x and lockers are giving him troubles because they've never been used. (of course, if he doesn't have the newest model by then)

Oh well, everyone runs their own path with their own difficulties I suppose. Such is life.

 

Speaking of lockers...my Prerunner has the rear locker and I was wondering how often I should engage it just to keep it functioning properly. I will use it for its intended purpose at some point, but right now I have too much suspension work to take it off road.

So, the questions are:

How often should I engage it?
I'm assuming I should be stopped when I engage it, correct?
What setting should the automatic tranny be in when engaging?
How fast can I go once it is engaged?
How long should I run with it engaged before disengaging it?

Thanks for any input on this matter!

 

I engage mine as well as the 4wd everytime I drive it. The locker will only engage doing 5 mph or less. I don't stop, I just hit 4x4 and locker on the fly. As for the gear, not positive with an auto.. I'm normally moving in first gear so I don't think it matters what gear your in as far as 1 2 3 or D as long as your under 5 mph. & I typically don't exceed 30 or so mph either or drive on pavement with it engaged.

 

I'd get on some gravel or snow or anything but pavement and let everything work once every month or two just because but I'm almost positive all those questions are answered in your Owner's Manual. Or at least some of them.

 

i have the same situation as you.. way to much suspension work to feel safe with it off road right now..

i have the v6 2wd automatic trans with the dif lock switch.. not really sure as to the point of it on a 2wd truck though :/

 

yea probably get a call from him and he will want me to work on it lol he doesnt know where the oil goes let alone what a locker does...

 

I got it on eBay for 16$ with the harness

 

Took off my muffler and rewelded/relocated it to dumping right before my right rear tire. Sounds bomb having it straight piped with the headers.... I cant wait to take it out tomorrowon the highway heheh

 

got away with 5lbs of air with no beadlocks and had a great time doin it 4ft of snow lots of fun

 

Post up some pics of that axle swapped beast yo

 

tryin to figure out windows 8 is kickn my butt

 

x2.. We be waiting for pics, may the force be with you in trying to figure out windows 8.

 

did it work ?

 

yea!!

 

Yes sir it did... Badass truck, did you do a pass drop tcase swap?

 

these are a year old and a couple sets of tires ago ha ha I will get some snow wheeling pics up soon

 

Beef! Those look awesome. Can't wait to see pics installed.

 

yup its a 21 spline out of a 87 4 runner trailgear adapter figured it would be better than getn the drivers side axel housing twin sticks are on the menu soon