Recent content by Ocelot

Congrats... lets see some pics!

I concur

Good luck on the search... I took me quite a long time to find mine, I set out with the same criteria you have. They are rare but they are out there. I think you have the two main things to look for when buying a 3rd Gen... the 5-Speed and the Rear Locker :D Shameless plug for my rig: Let...

for those of us that like to right click http://x6.putfile.com/videos/c8-18214313146.avi http://x6.putfile.com/videos/d3-18214301660.avi

When you are in Full-Time 4WD all wheels are powered, but if one wheel starts to spin out all power will go to that wheel and no power will go to the other wheels, leaving you stuck. TRAC will attempt to prevent this by modulating the brakes but does a really sh*tty job. This mode is only...

Never ever believe a salesman ;) . The rear diff lock is more common with automatics than it is with manual transmissions. As posted above that is your ebrake cable. The diff lock itself is power by an electric actuator, activated by the switch I posted earlier. Here is a picture of the inner...

Yeah its a pretty dumb design. I think most people are going with the fix on yotatech. (linked in the link I posted earlier)

I think you would have to consider cost vs. gain... you would have high costs for very little gain

http://www.4runners.org/articles/clutchbush/