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Originally Posted by aggrobot
Hey man, I love talking about vehicles and I dont mind being wrong, no need to get aggressive. The limited drives power to all 4 wheels through the center differential. When locking that center diff, I go into 4HI. I think youve taken something ive said to suggest that you automatically go into 4lo when you lock the center diff, and let me take that back. You go into 4HI. Where we may disagree however, is that the limited accomplishes its 4WD by locking the center diff. All other 4runners do this with the transfer case. They behave very similarly, but they are not the same thing. No other 4runners of this gen even have a center diff - they have the transfer case. This info is, I thought, pretty easy to find. Again, happy to keep discussing, and man, if I need to learn a lot, so be it. Lets try to actually learn from one another instead of just open hand slapping though.
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Maybe to help clear the air. I think the most accurate way to refer to the Limited 4WD system rather than just saying center diff or transfer case is to say it’s a transfer case with a center diff. The center diff is what allows for full-time 4WD because it allows for a “difference” between front and back. But it most certainly contains a transfer case which happens to also contain the diff.
I think the biggest issue jp.vegas had was in your original post you said, “Limited doesnt have a two speed transfer case, you just lock the center differential to engage 4lo.” Whether that reads the way you meant it or not, it reads incorrectly. It does have a two speed transfer case. It has 4hi and 4low. True, locking the diff allows for it to be in true 4WD mode by locking the front and back together, but there are two speeds.
Now, back on topic, I think the TRD Sport may have the Limited 4WD system. Car and Drivers article on it clearly reads that way. Until we get more from Toyota, I don’t think we’ll be sure. Unless I missed a pic somewhere showing the transfer case knob?
