Rear Differential Locks

Alright, so first things first, I own a 2006 PreRunner that has the TRD Offroad sticker on it (previous owner just put it on there and I didnt know when I bought it from the dealer, wasnt advertised as such though) so I dont have a rear diff lock.

So what I was wondering was, what would be the best thing to do here:

1st) lookin at the Detroit Lockers which are always locked, also cheaper

2nd) ARB Air Locker, more expensive, but I choose when I want it engaged

3rd) this is the main reason I made this topic...would it be possible to if I found a salvage truck or went to the junk yard and found an '05+ rear axle that has the factory rear diff lock in it (and of course the appropriate electronics and the button that are needed) and just replaced my rear axle with the TRD Offroad rear axle?

this is something that I have been wondering for awhile now and am just unsure of what to do, getting a rear diff lock would be nice and I would personally rather choose when I want the rear diff engaged rather than having the Detroit Lockers in that are always locked even though they are cheaper and require less maintenance

Heres my baby

 

Yes you can do an axle swap with the locker in it

 

awesome thanks!

 

It's not too difficult if you have some electrical know how

 

this is exactly what i just did this past weekend

kind of. i called lowrangeoffroad.com and had them make me a plug and play harness with the switch.

 

That's smarter but probably not cheaper.

 

If it was between the Detroit Locker and the ARB, I would choose the ARB 100% every time.

 

Richardbui23 just did an axel swap and is doing the electrical now



Shit I type to slow he already posted

 

I also advocate the ARB over the e locker and detroit but I get why you would choose the e locker. Those ARBs aren't cheap.

 

my dads good with electronics, considering hes worked with electronics/electrical wiring on aircraft for the past 24 years almost

lookin around online, cant seem to find exactly what im lookin for, any suggestions on sites to look at to look at the 05+ TRD Offroad rear axle?

 

when it comes to electricals im luke "...wut..." so although i paid a pretty penny for the plug and play im sure its def worth it but only time will tell

lol its all good buddy

i wanted to go ARB but e-locker deal popped up and i had to take it.

 

check the BST section or junkyards or post a new thread WTB REAR E-LOCKER AXLE. im sure theres someone who has swapped out the old 8.0 for the 8.4 plus ARB or something

 

Yeah I am doing dual ARBs but if there was a cheap e locker around here if jump on it

 

ARBs are a pretty penny though lol, glad I realized that I could just swap axles instead of spending a grand

 

Yeah but they are worth it to me. Not for everyone though, I get that

 

ya, the ARB locker was what I was originally lookin at...but for $1000? thats a good bit of money, plus I would have to buy the air compressor as well, so theres another $250

been lookin for an E-locker, but apparently I fail at searching for things lol, all I have found was threads on people doing the E-locker swap from non E-locker...grr

 

patience is key. one will pop up just stay on it. check the florida classifieds thread and post what your looking for there. im sure someone on there can point you in the right directions

 

This

 

Alfuh, you're right around the corner from me. I hit the Eglin trails a lot.

 

Didn't Mark pay almost the price of an ARB locker for his TRD rearend?

Just make sure you get the entire rearend and not just the 3rd member. The 3rd members are different.