Grey wire mod

What is the benefit of being able to use the locker in high gears? Is it necessary and for what applications? Mud, snow etc..?

 

Hmm I can only think of every application lol. Whats better than gettin out of something in 2wd when others would have to hit the switch.

 

going out to do this mod today. very excited.. but im tired of all up talk. theres gotta be some grey wire horror stories out there and i wanna hear 'em. im not talking about bad workmanship, im talking about has anyone blown the diff after using this mod a bunch? going too fast? ect. ect? gonna do it anyway but i wanna know what might be around the corner. thanks boys. ooh does anyone know what speeds are safe to use the e-lock in 4hi and 2wd?

 

why would you want/need to run it to a separate switch?? with the grey wire mod done the way you see it here......you can activate the locker in 2hi, 4 hi, or 4 lo.....anytime.

 

no...not at all. when you hit the locker switch,as normal, it will come on and go off with the diff lock switch.

 

Oh. Ok I wasn't fully understanding that before. Thank you for clearing that up, and sorry for any confusion I have cause.

 

no worries man.

 

What does this do?

I really do not know! THANKS

 

I'll probably get flamed for saying this but here goes... I think hooking up a switch to the grey wire makes sense! You can flip the switch, ground out the grey wire then hit the locker switch to engage the locker in 2 or 4 high. When you're done flip the switch back and the grey wire is back to how it came from the factory. Seems like the safer way to go since nobody knows for sure if there's any ill affects to having the grey wire grounded all the time. I'm probably just being overcautious....

 

thank you tigerfan! i know to engage at slow speeds but how fast is safe to use it. not talking crazy but is 20mph to much? excited to try!

 

Please don't flame, but from my reading this is pretty much just a mod to do on 4x4s correct? Or is this for any PreRunner with the locker?

 

its just for trd 4x4's with the locker.

 

na man its just a waste. the mod was created from studying the wiring diags.. It wouldn't work if it had Ill effects.

 

Got it done and LOVE IT!

 

just did this mod to my truck. works fine. my only concern is going around corners on dry pavement. obviously the outer tire will spin faster than the inner(depending if you turn left or right) so my tire is skipping/skidding on the ground when i turn corners. i wouldn't reccommend using this on the road in dry weather. not really needed and will just wear the diff down as it is not a limited slip dif. Probably why toyota only wanted people to use it in 4Lo

 

Prerunners have it.

 

i used this out of another post with sub quotes. lol.

he might be talking about new tacomas but the same still applies to old ones

if you like a working rear dif for 4x4ing don't use this modification on the road for regular use. Its not limited slip and will wear on your tires and everything else connected to the diff when its locked. There are 2 kinds of locking rear difs you can have; A limited slip(for use on all surfaces) and just a straight locked diff(real bad on the road)

 

y does my 02 not have the abs or diff lock lights? also i dontknow how to turn my fogs on. i just bought this truck so i still dont know alot bout it.

 

do you have a diff lock button on the left side of the dash? If not, than like me, you have a sr5 model and do not have a diff lock.