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4WD Conversion

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by wareagle5693, May 24, 2009.

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  1. May 24, 2009 at 8:00 PM
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    JimBeam

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    and to think about it...why would you put a ton of money into a truck youre going to be replacing in a couple years?

    why not just try and live with it for now instead of throwing all that money away
     
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  2. May 24, 2009 at 8:25 PM
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    find a flipped, wrecked taco with 4x4, remove everything u need, and sell the rest.. done, im sure you won't be out more than a few thousand, that is, if you do it all yourself. i would definitely convert if i had a prerunner, was out of warranty, and had another car to drive around. sounds like a fun and challenging task
     
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  3. May 24, 2009 at 8:37 PM
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  4. May 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM
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  5. May 25, 2009 at 2:18 AM
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    I'm debating switching mine out next year (I'll just rip all my color matched parts and else back to stock) for a 4x4 trd or. however, the e-locker works a hell of a lot better off road on a prerunner than I thought possible... if you're getting stuck try getting an arb or such... might give you just what you need. (as someone else said)
     
    Kyouto42, May 25, 2009
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  6. May 25, 2009 at 3:01 AM
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    Its a bicycle.
    there doesnt seem to be a great deal of cutting.
    a HUGE amount of work, but it seems like most of it is bolt on.

    and by most of it I mean transfer case,transmission, blah-defrikken-blah...
     
    edwinalink, May 25, 2009
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  7. May 25, 2009 at 5:16 AM
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    Just wait a while longer till some start torching their frontends for solid axles then you can buy all their old parts for relatively cheap.
     
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  8. May 25, 2009 at 6:57 AM
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    chris4x4 With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Moderator

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    X2.
     
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  9. May 25, 2009 at 7:30 AM
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    chris4x4 With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Moderator

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    Your estimate is WAY off..

    OP, A few people have done it under $1000.00. If you take the time to search out deals on the parts, it can be done cheap. The advatage of converting, is you can get a manual T-case, and parts that YOU want. A conversion shouldnt cost too much, and you can do all teh work your self, and save even more. :)
     
    chris4x4, May 25, 2009
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  10. May 25, 2009 at 11:08 AM
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    Well EXCUSE me, Chris. :p



    I didn't research. :laugh:
     
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  11. May 25, 2009 at 11:34 AM
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    buy a 4 wheeler and satisfy your offroading craving with that.
     
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  12. May 25, 2009 at 12:10 PM
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    Only real expensive part is the labor, If you can do it yourself its actually not too bad
     
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  13. May 25, 2009 at 1:00 PM
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    you'd need:

    Tranny
    Transfer case
    front diff
    front shafts
    rear shaft is different I think????
    transfer case linkage


    I've thought about it a lot. I need to do some research about whether or not anything has to be done to the ecu.

    You just have to be patient searching the junk yards
     
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  14. May 25, 2009 at 1:01 PM
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    just get manual hubs and a manual T-case and you wont need any computer stuff
     
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  15. May 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM
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  16. May 25, 2009 at 2:34 PM
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    chris4x4 With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Moderator

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    So you just randomly pulled a number out of your ass?

    Rear shaft IS different, and get a manual T-case. More reliable, and no messing with the ECU.
     
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  17. May 25, 2009 at 5:32 PM
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    Well I saw that number from a thread on TTORA, but that was all the research I did! :p
     
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  18. May 25, 2009 at 5:53 PM
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    If you are going to get a case, get one from inchworm and you can specify the gears as well.
     
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  19. May 25, 2009 at 8:12 PM
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    if i was gonna do a 4wd conversion id do a sas too :thumbsup:
     
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  20. May 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
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    is it possible to do a manual tcase without using inchworm or marlin gear?
     
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