Toyota 4Runner Offroading Testing the Welded Diff

[serbinator1]

good off road but no good on pavement!

[VincentViolence]

Nice grill would it fit my 89? [Same body so I'm guessing yes]. You said you had swampers on it at some point what size are they because I heard that the motor is a bit gutless with big tires on them.. [Guessing it's a 2L-T]. Or if it's a 2.4 how well does that go?

Cheers from NZ.

[westonduyck21]

How did you weld your diff. Did you just weld the gears together or did you also weld the gears to the carrier. Cause I've heard both, is welding to the carrier just stronger?

[damnmyusenamewastook]

its official im doing this to my truck fuck open diff that shit has got me stuck more times then anything. my truck is a 69 gmc stepside with toyo m/t's. and the open diff kills my off road trips constantly.

[lesliesmanjeff]

I finally welded a spare diff i picked up, but I havent installed it yet. Too Lazy haha

[OriginalSamsquatch]

how bad did that kill your turning radius? I'm welding up a 9" and a D44 on my F100 and don't want to lose driveability

[Bonkder32]

@OriginalSamsquatch it didnt hurt it really bad. I didnt notice it was weld unless I was making tight turns in a parking lot. then the inside tire would chirp. If your front tires are on loose gravel and your rear is on asphalt then good luck making a turn. I still say do it.

[lesliesmanjeff]

do you get any kind of vibration on the highway?

[Bonkder32]

@lesliesmanjeff When I has my swampers on yes it vibrated but when I ran stock 30's it was smooth as can be.

[lesliesmanjeff]

@Bonkder32 ok thanks, I've been wanting to do this to my 86 pickup but I'm afriad of vibrations

[Bonkder32]

@lesliesmanjeff I would recommend it. The only time you'll notice its welded is in parking lots. Tight turns will cause the tires to chrip but its not bad. Good luck

[serbinator1]

@Bonkder32 so that mean 4wd will now always be engaged?? in a surf the push button 4wd so the button will then be useless??

[956nick]

@serbinator1 no, fourwheel drive is only engaged when the selector is in poistion. all he did was weld the spider gears in his diff (i'm guessing rear) so that there is no individual wheel spin. the wheels always turn at the same speed now, regardless of what surface hes on.

[toyota4x4canadaguy]

I run a Detroit locker in the rear but welded my front IFS diff ... awesome traction!

[6Camel6Finger6]

@toyota4x4canadaguy i have an old 89 bronco ll that i only use off road.

do you think i should weld up both diffs or just the rear, iam worried that if i weld up both diffs that i wont have much of a turning radius, please tell me iam wrong

[brujonagual]

have any idea how much would it cost to swap a solid front axle on a 4runner like yours? i´m thinking on getting one, i know a guy who has a 1985 4runner but he doesn´t wanna sell it to me, at least not at a reasonable price.

[puuuutube]

i would plan on it costing at least 2500 usd, not including differentials

if you can do your own cutting/grinding/welding and possibly some basic fabrication you could do it for much cheaper.

[bungholio13tp]

around 500 bucks

[bungholio13tp]

around 300 to 400 bucks but thats including the cost of an axle

[bungholio13tp]

@brujonagual Around one grand. You can pick up an axle for like 250 bucks on craigslist, leafs, and shocks, steering u know

[jupskids]

right on, i was thinking about welding my 90 4runner, but gunna just go lockright instead. nice save btw

[Bonkder32]

25!!!!

[usdmeg]

deer god!!!

[usdmeg]

haha! Dude what degree were you at?!