Bought a Taco

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Doo eet!

[FJAggie07]

depends what's in the axle and if you're putting gears in the tcase. I imagine chromos would hold up. I hope they didn't put stock shiat in a diamond

No this is for my Tacoma's rear. Right now my 3rd is set up with 4.88's and a Lock-Rite. I can get some 5.29's for it and have them set to match the 5.29's and Detroit that will be in the Diamond, and keep the Lock-Rite. This Option is about $650. Or I can get a new assembled Third with 5.29's and a Detroit for $1180 and sell my Third that has the 4.88's and Lock-Rite in it. Question is will the Lock-Rite hold up in the Rear of a Tacoma with 5.29's and 37's?

And no I will not Weld the Rear or Spool it, this thing will still be driven to the trails sometimes and around town when other vehicles are in the shop.

The Diamond has 30 spline Long's in it no stock shiat here.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

All I will say is if you are going to do it, do it right (which usually means 'not cheap'). /

[uglyota]

It costs $650 to swap gears? I'd put 4.88s in the front if I were you. The way that last post reads you need to set up the front chunk anyway. That thing's got the v6, you'll be screaming at hwy speeds with 5.29s even with 37s, and the 4.88s are stronger.

[FJAggie07]

The front third is already set up with 5.29's and a Detroit.

$350 in Gears and install kit and $300 to have them set, I am at the mercy of the local shops due to my lack of ability in this regard.

I run 4.88's now with 33's, with the 5 Speed they are great. 5.29's and 37's will be perfect.

EDIT: I see how it could read that the third isn't set up in the Diamond yet, but it is just still on it's way to me so I used the future tense.

[uglyota]

good lawd, that's a lotta money! If it were me, I'd wait and pick up the first 4.88 or 5.29 chunk I found a good deal on and be happy with whatever lockah it comes with, but since you're going 5.29s in the rear (and it's your money) I'd put something better in the rear.

However, you're probably going to break the stock shafts before you break the lock-rite.

OR you can take the professionally set up (hopefully?) chunk that comes with your new axle, put it in your rear axle, try your hand at setting up the gears for the front and save $300, then if the lockrite or your gear job fails, you take it out of 4x4 and drive home.

[FJAggie07]

Can't do that either. Tacoma Axle is different than the V6 Third that is in the Diamond.

I will start scouring TTORA for a used set up Non-Elocker Tacoma chunk. That's good advice.

[Eckert]

just regear to 5.29s. or buy an aussie and sell the lockrite.

[uglyota]

sell the whole Taco rear axle and put in an IFS minitruck rear axle. What are those, $150 complete? Might as well have matching diffs

[Eckert]

yall need to do some more web wheelin...

v6 & taco diff are the same deminsions, both have 8" ring gears, with the only differnece being the squared off girdle on the taco diff, which is 'susposed' to make it stronger by cuttin down on gear deflection. the girdle is what makes it not fit in another toy housing. so by going from a taco diff to a IFS rear he would be going down in strength. your over thinking the situation. just regear to 5.29 and be done, or sell the lockrite and pick the few remaining dollars off your money tree and buy either an aussie or detroit.

[FJAggie07]

No more dollars to be plucked. I think you right, I am overthinking it. Thanks Tyler.

[uglyota]

I thought tacos were 8.4? Is that tundra/T100?
regardless, I'd want to keep things interchangeable if possible, and the IFS minitruck axle will be plenty strong

[FJAggie07]

It is 8.4", the E-Locker Tacoma axles are 8"

[Seth]

weld it. you can still drive in town no prob...

[8Runner]

I went wheeling last weekend and I am going to Clayton, that's about as good as it gets for me , and I didn't have to annoy her too much

Bring her with you. Hayley wheeled at 7months...best incentive to put doors in the buggy ever.