05-15 2wd to 4wd conversion guide (for dummies)

Thats a hefty tcase skid lol. Mines 1/4 and gusseted as well.

 

No more bent plate! lol
I had to cut the last POS off and start over! 4x is totally getting its use!

 

Dude that’s some serious beef man, it looks awesome!!!

 

toyota transmission secured just need to put a transgo kit in it over the weekend and I'm off

 

Hell yeah dude! That’s a clean ass 750F

 

And feel free to DM me if any questions arise man.

 

Holy shit that transmission install was a bear

 

Conversion well worth the time and money spent!
https://youtu.be/bDmeLsOKwJc

 

Crossmember, transfer case, and front differential in

 

Stick shift and center console area installed

 

My maaaaan!!! Once it moves fwd/reverse you’ll have to change your tag

 

Haha hell yeah got half the front in today called it early because of rain and it's a good reason to stop

 

Legit set up brother! You will not regret a thing

 

Is it normal for the transfer case to move a little under throttle? Or does that mean I need to beef up my crossmember more because it's torquing?
Or is that normal because I don't have solid transmission mounts and that rubber joint has movement on purpose?

Sorry just some tired anxious thoughts lol

 

With stock engine mounts the TC shifter will move with engine torque...normal operation.

 

600 miles, had a transfer case leak but I was checking torque and 2 of the shifter plate bolts backed out lol. Tightened them back up with some blue loctite and it disappeared.
Going to go over and retorque everything before I do a shakedown run and hit the trails!

 

What viscosity are you guys using for the manual fj cruiser transfer case? I’m getting mix information on this one.

 

The same gear oil as front differential

 

So I got a dumb question. I’m changing both wheel bearings and the passenger side was really difficult to come off. Seems like the threads are off. Visually they look okay but the nut does not go past the cotter pin hole without a ratchet and some torque. The drivers side goes on okay but seems to “bite” if that makes sense. As in, it needs the socket to spin and doesn’t feel smooth as it turns.

Is it okay for me to clean up the threads on the passenger side? Is it normal behavior for the drivers side?

OR should I replace the axles?

thank you

 

Clean the threads on the nut and the axle, thread by hand and send it with the impact gun