Missing rear locker??

woah! For that price I wanna buy it now lol. But with out any warranty or returns would it be safe?? That's a killer deal and it'll still be "TRD" lol.. That way no one can point and say "wanna be!" (Stickers on the bed) lmao

 

It is a good deal. That is where I bought mine back in 2009 (same $299 price). I had a local guy in North San Diego install it (Jason / Speedfreek http://speed-freek.com/ ). He highly recommended getting new carrier bearings (I think Toyota called them tapered bearings). They were about $100 so out the door it was about $700. Some people shy away from the clutch type diff because it can't last forever, but I have had mine over five years. With the LSD and airing down the tires, I have been in places I never thought a 2WD could go.

 

I had a clutch-type TRD LSD unit in my old 4runner. The clutches wore out after 4 years. So I was 'open' until I had the clutches replaced.

 

That's a good price & would be tough to beat. If the shop could get the carrier bearings off the differential, you could re-use those. Not that I recommend that, but there's an extra $100 savings if you do.

Really, the only drawbacks for the clutch type differential are that it (generally) requires an additive to the gear oil to function properly & that it will wear out faster than a non-clutch version. As a clutch type LSD wears out it simply becomes an open differential - it doesn't catastrophically fail or anything.

 

I stand corrected, it may not. My 1999 3RZ does.