Rear differential lock upgrade

hellbound

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I was wonderring if anyone has installed a toyota locking rear diff. on a 3rd gen 4runner that did not have it? I know on the new FJC alot of the hardware for the off-road options are installed even if not ordered and it is just a matter of getting the wiring harness and switch to activate them (learned this from a friend that has one). Is this true for the RR diff lock? (keeping fingers crossed). If not, how hard is it and cost?
 
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hellbound said:
I was wonderring if anyone has installed a toyota locking rear diff. on a 3rd gen 4runner that did not have it? I know on the new FJC alot of the hardware for the off-road options are installed even if not ordered and it is just a matter of getting the wiring harness and switch to activate them (learned this from a friend that has one). Is this true for the RR diff lock? (keeping fingers crossed). If not, how hard is it and cost?

The Toyota e-locker can be retro fit, but an ARB locker will drop right in and is a better selectable locker (IMO).
 
fourwd1 said:
You welcome someone aboard, then send them somewhere else ???

What's up with that ??

I think because there's first hand advice over there with several members who have done the swap and there's a link to the mod. It's all good to share info. If anybody needs 20+" rim advice over on yotatech I send them here. :)
 
Thanks for the help and the welcome. Now I just have to decide what way to go. I am also going to check on the price of an axle with one already installed off a wrecked one since it appears I would have to remove the axle anyways.


First though...just ordered an Airaid intake (doing the ISR mod) and True Flow air filter. Then doing the deckplate mod.
 
Rear Locker

Yo! if you are mechanically inclined and have time, space, and tools, put in a TRD E-locker. 1100 bones with the control kit from Inchworm gear. I did this modification with very little trouble and in a decent amount of time.
 
RonMAIDEN said:
If anybody needs 20+" rim advice over on yotatech I send them here. :)

Hey!! It's the "in" thing right now!:D We're not that bad, RonMaiden. That's a low blow...not sure where that came from?:(

As for Elton, i am not sure why he's here on this forum. He refers everyone to YT. YT is a good forum, i agree. YT has plenty of business without having to resort to this cheap tactic. Their mods certainly would not agree with what Elton is doing. Despite my warning, Elton has taken advantage of my open policy many many times on this forum. Elton is banned for 1 month.

Guys, news flash, if you do NOT like this forum for whatever reason, then you do NOT have to be here. And certainly, there is no need to go and bash members on here for what they like or do to their vehicle. It's a free internet and a free forum. No one is holding a gun to your head to sign on this forum. Getting very annoying.
 
Just to make it crystal clear...this forum was setup to be a forum for the AVERAGE customer. This was the sole reason why i created this forum...a forum for people like me who use their vehicle on-road and off-road. This forum was NEVER meant to be just for off-roading...plenty of those if you search the net. This forum is for everyone, from the off-roader to the current fad. Everyone is welcome on this forum. Please respect that...or you will be banned. This is NOT up for debate.

Back to original topic...and i sincerely apologize to the original poster (hellbound) about going off-topic.
 
Sorry Thai,I didn't mean it that way but i'm also serious when I recommend this site to anybody that wants a 4Runner with larger rims since this is the site that has the most available info on that trend and if anybody needs 4th gen info there is no other site with as many 4th gen members period.

This site does have the widest array of examples of goodies for 4Runners and that's due to the appeal of the avarage Runner owner and doesn't cater to one aspect of the truck hobby and that's what makes me stick around on this site and I love the technobabble on this site.
 
RonMAIDEN said:
Sorry Thai,I didn't mean it that way but i'm also serious when I recommend this site to anybody that wants a 4Runner with larger rims since this is the site that has the most available info on that trend and if anybody needs 4th gen info there is no other site with as many 4th gen members period.

This site does have the widest array of examples of goodies for 4Runners and that's due to the appeal of the avarage Runner owner and doesn't cater to one aspect of the truck hobby and that's what makes me stick around on this site and I love the technobabble on this site.

I understand what you meant now. Thanks.
 
Kinda funny, on another Toyota BBS today another guy who kept "refering" everyone to yotatek was given an ultimatum (sp?) to stop or be banned. Pissed people off there too.

No, not the same guy.
 
arb locker

has anyone done the arb upgrade for comparison, if so about how much does that run? you need to install an air compressor to run arb right?
 
Yeah, I've got ARB lockers front and rear. They do require an air supply, such as the small compressor from ARB or your own OBA.

As for a comparision, they're about the same in action. Push a button and you go from open to locked. The motor system on the Toy e-locker is problematic, the only issue w/the ARB is possible damage to the air line.
 
Correct me if i am wrong, but i remember reading somewhere that the ARB locker actually strengthens the carrier in the axle...thus, ARB locker actually makes the axle stronger???
 

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