You won't regret it. I swapped the entire diff, and got the low range stand alone harness for it.
My 3rd gen is more DD than a wheeler, but pulls light duty wheeling time to time. It will become my daughters truck soon, so she'll start wheeling it w/ me almost immediately. :lookout:
Top of the world is easy enough.
Take plenty of water as it will be hot! A different hot than Texas. Dry heat can be dangerous.
If you're in the Dallas area join the "Toyota Trail Riders" or even the "Lone Star Land Cruisers" off road clubs. No way to get more comfortable w/ wheeling than w/ a...
it's a lot of hype for easy trails, and a lot of people.
Beautiful scenery for sure.
I've heard that registration goes in minutes, as in if you wait 5 you're S.O.L.
4.70:1 Competition Chromoly Gear Kit | Marlin Crawler, Inc.
You can put it in the front box, but it's not always advised by Marlin
Marlin has a forum on his website.
Id ask this question of Big Mike (Marlins son and I think current CEO of Marlin)
He'd be the one to give you the best advise...
W/ most t-cases out of first gen runners/second gen pickups are 21 spline unless they were turbo. Turbo trucks and runners had the R151 and 23 spline count.