actual inchworm lefty installed now

getting the twin sticks bent to clear the auto shifter on the right

 

the center console intact

Yes I did convert to IFS, I could not convince myself to SAS it when it still is my DD, Next project will be an Ftoy

about the only wheeling pic I have of my truck, granted its an easy trail

and it was done in 2wd lo range before I had the front end connected.

I do plan to take the truck to Holy Cross City and Chinamens Gulch to test out the lockers and 5:1 to see how well I can actually drive a truck built this way.

Do give me any opinions you may have even if its about me buying a 2wd in the first place, i prob deserve it :smokin:

 

I think its pretty cool, though I am really surprised that you converted to IFS instead of a solid axle. I guess I don't know much about IFS but it seems far more complicated to me, and would seem to be a far more complicated conversion.

good job though, you got a 4x4 now

 

with the front end, wasnt too bad, same frame with essentially holes for the front diff, slid the CVs in place and hubs and all was in within a couple of hours.

bolted up front shaft and im rollin.

just gotta get the compressor set so I can activate both lockers and actually do something else.

 

He diddn't "convert" to IFS. The truck was already IFS. Just missing the 4wd components. All he had to do was bolt in the diff and axles. Or did you convert to Tacoma manual hubs?

But I think you'll be kicking yourself for not going solid axle. You say you diddnt do it because its your DD? A properly setup SAS will drive almost as good as IFS. Not THAT much of a difference.

 

yeah Ive seen some nice setups that ride well, one here in town has full width diamonds with 8" centers, with leaf fronts and 4 link rear.

though the truck will mainly be an expedition rig. I will probablly build a buggy next or get a tacoma prerunner, do the same thing as far as drivetrain goes but go with diamonds land cruiser centers, longs and outers, and some other goodies

Twinsticks are from front range offroad. to have them fit we had to heat up and bend to the left. works great!

 

who made your twin sticks? nice job by the way. the only thing i really hate doing is the ball joints on the ifs.

 

Very cool!! I have had the thought of converting my wife's 4Runner to 4wd and SASing it, but she just rolls her eyes?

Tim

 

My wife just laughed at me, took me by the hand, walked me out to my Taco and said... when that thing flies, you can cut my 4Runner. Since then I've been trying to find a way to put some retractable wings on it.

 

Looks good. I hope you sleeved the bolt holes through the frame for the crossmember. If not, you'll probably wish you did!

 

yep we sleeved the bolt holes in the frame. that was my first concern when we started to drill.

 

I have a 99 4runner thats getting an FJ80 front sas and it is currently 2wd. What size and number splines on your tranny?

 

sorry I havent seen this, but my tranny is a 23 spline, are you just doing the HP fj80 front or will you be switching to the offset 9.5 FJ80 rear end as well? the drivetrain options are good with the inchworm shit.

btw here is a picture of wheeling the damn truck

 

Noob question here, I havent worked on newer toyota's much other than replacing the exhaust mainfold with a LCE header, my wifh has a 97 2runner it is the most reliable vehicle we have ever owened! Anyways, I purchased a 96 taco that was rolled, i bought the truck for the 3RZ for my 85 runner, but I also want to upgrade my wife's 97 2runner to 4x4, the previous owner sold the knuckles, hubs, coilovers and cv's. So my question is can i use the 2wd knuckle and just get a 4x4 hub or do i need the knuckle and hub? Or do you just knock out the dust cover on the 2wd hub and bolt up the diff and cv? I am suprized that the frame has all the hangers there already! The donor truck had manual hubs...

 

the 2wd knuckles/spindles have 2wd wheel bearings, you will need a different set of wheel bearings to accompany a manual hub cv and the aisin hubs, best by aquiring an entire front end from a wrecked early tacoma with the manual front end from a wrecking yard.

since you have everything else, it would be easy from there to get it done, rear driveshaft might be a problem though, just need to find another 97 4runner rear shaft to bolt up,

is the 4runner a 4cyl like the tacoma or a v6?

 

both are 4 cyl so the drive shaft from the taco should work on the runner, thanks for the feedback!

 

i was focusing more on the tranny then the driveshafts,

driveshafts still wont work, for one the rear shaft is a 2 piece with carrier bearing and is too long for a 4runner.

you need a one piece shaft from a 3rd gen before 2001.

front should work though

 

you did a really good job man. but if i was to put a 4wd trasmission it my 1998 4ruuner would i have to have a new computer and pins in the wire harness or not.