Engine swap?

So I’ve done some research and I think I’ve kinda come to the conclusion that I can put a 2UZ-FE engine into a Tacoma and potentially finding it out of a salvage tundra or 4Runner would it work?

 

I have thought the same thing, actually the 2UZ-FE along with the 4wd transfer case from a V8 4Runner. The V8 4Runner transfer case has no 2wd mode and applies 60 percent torque to the rear wheels, 40 percent to the front in normal 4HI. It is a diff rather than just a chain to a gear (no diff) as the Tacoma has. In 2LO you can lock the Torsen center diff to 50/50. I've heard the 4Runner and Tacoma had frames that very similar if not quite identical so (a 4Runner frame) it would be source for engine mounts and such. The 4Runner would be a better donor I would think.

 

Thought this was the place for wheels n tires. . .

 

@MTgirl can ya move to the proper forum?