elocker on 4 cyl?

[kdoro]

I've found the elocker on limiteds and a 5spd v-6, is there such a combination with the 4 cylinder?

Thanks

 

[3rzrunner]

Yes. The ONLY 4cyl that had an option for an elocker was the 4wd 4cyl 5speed that was sold in Canada and that combo also came with 4.56 axel ratios.

I know of only one other guy than me on this forum has one, the 4cyl 5peed elocked combo was extremely rare.

 

[02SE]

Yes. The ONLY 4cyl that had an option for an elocker was the 4wd 4cyl 5speed that was sold in Canada and that combo also came with 4.56 axel ratios.

I know of only one other guy than me on this forum has one, the 4cyl 5peed elocked combo was extremely rare.

It was also sold here in the States. Although as you said it wasn't very common.

 

[UnderFire]

I've never seen one and your odds are very low of finding one that had it factory, adding a locker to the truck would be much easier.

 

[3rzrunner]

It was also sold here in the States. Although as you said it wasn't very common.

The elocker was sold in the states but never offered on a 4cyl truck.

 

[Kryptoroxx]

Yes. The ONLY 4cyl that had an option for an elocker was the 4wd 4cyl 5speed that was sold in Canada and that combo also came with 4.56 axel ratios.

I know of only one other guy than me on this forum has one, the 4cyl 5peed elocked combo was extremely rare.

The combo sure is awesome though. I added mine and modified the rear axle to accept the elocker. Love it. Fairly easy to do the mod but you have to be careful for sure.

 

[02SE]

The elocker was sold in the states but never offered on a 4cyl truck.

Wrong.

It was listed as an option in the brochures.

There were 4 cylinder 5-speed 4Runners with the E-locker, that were new on the dealer lots, back when I was shopping for a new 3rd gen 4Runner. Although it wasn't common, as the V6 was much more popular.

Finally, a neighbor has one.

 

[DeathCougar]

It WAS sold in the US, but they are more rare than hens teeth. Maybe .01%.

I've had probably 15 E-lockers over the years, and they all have been 4.30 ratios except for ONE 4.10 in an SR5. Even the 4.10 is super rare. 95% were 4.30 E-lockers.

 

[3rzrunner]

hmm. ok. when I was in the market for my 97 I went down to Washington to a few dealers and none of them were willing to sell me an elocker with the 4cyl, they told me you must get a v6 to get the elocker.

layball:

 

[02SE]

hmm. ok. when I was in the market for my 97 I went down to Washington to a few dealers and none of them were willing to sell me an elocker with the 4cyl, they told me you must get a v6 to get the elocker.

layball:

That only highlights the potential differences in how 4Runner's were ordered by Region or by individual Dealers.

I can tell you that 3rd gen 4Runner's with a 5-speed, and the E-locker were fairly common on Dealer lots in Utah. Due to the higher altitude, the more responsive V6 with the 5-speed, was a very popular and common combination. Most that I looked at also had the E-locker.

Due to the high altitude, the 4 cylinder 3rd gen's were not as popular. But they had a few for the budget conscious. The ones that had the 4 cylinder, 5-speed, and E-locker were usually billed as bargain wheelers.

One type of 4Runner that I never saw on the Utah lots back then, were 2wd 4Runners. Apparently whoever did the ordering for the Region, or individual Dealers, thought that a 2wd 4Runner wouldn't sell in that market. I would say that was a safe assumption.

It wasn't until this website was started, that it became clear that the manual transmissions and E-locker which had been so common in new 3rd gen 4Runners on Dealer lots in Utah, were apparently uncommon in most of the USA.

 

[BlazeRunner]

I saw a 4cyl 5-speed e-locked 96 for $2600 a couple months back on Craigslist. I see them every once in a great while, but really rare.

I'm almost positive the person who bought it posted here at the forums, the locker was factory IIRC.