2015 PreRunner 4x4 conversion

Hey guys im new to the forum I have a 2015 Taco PreRunner wanting to do a manual hu 4x4 conversion any tips and advice greatly appreciated

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-4-wheel-drive-or-automatic-to-manual.702733/

 

4wd

 

This probably isn't the answer you want, but unless this is some kind of project you just want to do and don't care about the practicality, sell it and buy a 4 wheel drive. But here you go.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/05-15-2wd-to-4wd-conversion-guide-for-dummies.716703/

If you want more, the link already posted by Dm93 has links to several threads of the same project.

 

4wd=$27000 my truck $19000 conversion $2700 simple math on my part

 

Check my conversion out. I say do it!

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2wd-4wd-conversion.745264/

 

thats badass, can you post me a link for the folks who did your driveshaft work please sir

 

If you are going through all the trouble to convert your truck too 4x4,then do the SAS conversion,the factory 4 wheel front drive on these trucks are garbage.

 

my truck already has the mounting holes for the front diff just gonna stick with the stock Toyota set up

 

The hardest part of the conversion is swapping the transmission and fabricating a crossmember for it. It is definitely a lot less trouble than a SAS since everything up front bolts right in.

If you have an access cab or DCSB, you can find a used rear driveshaft fairly easily and modify the carrier bearing support. I have a DCLB that I couldn’t find a fairly priced driveshaft for, so I had my factory driveshaft modified with a 4x4 front flange, slip joint, and kept the carrier bearing in the prerunner location.

Use an FJ/4Runner manual transfer case and cut a hole for the tcase shifter (the shifter will have to be modified to clear the transmission shifter).

I spent a few years gathering all the needed parts, and was lucky that a couple of friends had the majority of parts needed. You can convert it in phases if down-time is a constraint. IMO it was worth the trouble.

 

Much cheaper option was to convert your 2wd auto to 4x4 using this adapter BlueTacoPA has in his conversion https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/06-prerunner-conversion-to-4x4.394107/page-4#post-11322583. I used the same one but unfortunately they stopped making it.

 

these guys are driveshaft pros here in southern cali. Orange county. But if you can find a specialty driveshaft shop, they can do the same. Its cut and weld and balance.
https://www.driveshaftpro.com/gardengrove