Finding a rear axle build

So I’d like to get some advice I’m looking at saving up for a rear axle for my tacoma it is a 4X4 and Id like to put an axle on it that will outlast the truck and also allow me to do anything I won’t to with it as well.... any ideas?

 

https://www.dynatrac.com/prorock-60-for-tacoma.html

 

Now with this axle is it a locking rear diff? Or a normal limited slip dif?

 

@jberry813

 

Whatever you decide to buy

 

Question I just looked through your thread on that build and I gotta ask if I may how much was all of that to do? Parts and time?

 

Fair enough I think of a lot as like 8 grand and time was a lot as two-three weeks

 

Curious, what shortcomings are you experiencing with your current axle?

 

I was thinking about going with a custom diamond axle for my rear. 9.5" center with full float hubs and disk brakes. But I think it'll be cheaper for me to find tons for the front and rear and sell my front diamond axle.

 

I’m not having any short shortcomings but I know what I want for my truck as a future and hope to get it to I just need to see how to save and prepare for that

 

Unless you plan to go big: big tires, SAS, or long travel, big horsepower, etc. your money will be better utilized on a number of things before you need to upgrade your rear axle.

Recommending something will vary depending on your ultimate goal for the truck and what you intend to do with it. There are Toyota options, one tons, hybrid axles, and bigger (Rockwell’s, axletechs) depending on your desired outcome.

Can you clarify what you intend to do?

 

A friend is doing a corporate 14 bolt currently. He's probably gonna have $2k in it, all his time (a few months of weekends), and maybe a detroit locker or something. That's cheap, and doesn't even include the best options for lockers, and that's junkyard digging too to keep costs down.

I can't see it happening for less than $4k or $5k new parts. If you're paying someone, probably more.

Also consider new u-joints, possible different drive shaft, re-gears (or gear selection), fluids, upgrade axle shafts? (why not!!), upgrade brakes on new axle (hey, might as well go disc, right!?!)...so before someone says "I can do it for $200 in a garage in a weekend." It sounds like this guy can't. And neither can I. Just sharing what I learned the hard way.

 

I might be wrong since I don’t off-road my taco but...

Can we not get CrMo axles and stuff like most others? If I were GONNA wheel this is truss the top and get some high strength shafts and other parts with a higher yield.

Might be more expensive though hahaha

 

Ring and pinion typically go before the shafts

 

I've personally seen this happen 3 times. I will agree with this.

 

I'm starting to work on this now. I have a late model disc braked 14 bolt. I believe its only about 2" wider than the factory diff, so I'm not gonna mess with that. Plan is to have the hubs redilled to 6x5.5. If I can find a factory rotor that will work, that would be great, otherwise I'll drill the rotors too.

I have an ARB for it on a shelf and mine already has 4.88s. I'll have to have ebrake cables modded to work. Hopefully the MC will move enough volume for the brakes. Otherwise that'll have to go as well. I'm sure Ill lose my ABS, but dont really care on that. I have a driveshaft that should work as well.

I'm robbing most these parts off my SAS project. I'm gonna take it in a new direction in a few years when I have a larger budget. I picked up a set of Axletech 4000 MRAP axles for it.