Topic: Swap to a gear transfer case questions (??)

[devrodirt]

No one around here (London, Arkansas) has any idea of what I'm talking about, so I need a little help....
I have a '95 4runner, V6, 5 speed, [2nd genration] and I plan on replacing the whimpy motor with a 3.4 Toyota.  While doing so I'd like to swap the transfer case to a gear drive case so that I can install lower gears.
Question is: Will the gear transfer case bolt right up to my transmission?
                 Do I need drive shaft work?
                 Exactly what transfer case am I looking for?
                 Can anyone who has done this swap tell me what I'm in for?

Thanks

[BigMike]

Will the gear transfer case bolt right up to my transmission?

No, you will need to either buy a gear drive t/case adapter, P/N#34-4GT, OR you could change your transmission to a R151F 1986-1987 22R-TE Turbo 4WD 5 speed transmission. Just simply put your 3.0 R150F bellhousing onto the R151F transmission, and now you can directly mount a gear drive transfercase behind the transmission without the need of any additional adapters.

Do I need drive shaft work?

If you are going to go dual case, yes. Otherwise no, the 3.4 is the same length as the 3.0.

Exactly what transfer case am I looking for?

You will need two top shifting gear drive RF1A transfercases that were sold during 1979-1995. Specifically, you need two t/cases from a 1985-1988 EFI 22R-E 4cyl non-turbo 4wd pickup/4runner.

Can anyone who has done this swap tell me what I'm in for?

There are a coulpe of members here who have done this, so im sure someone will post up. Otherwise do an "Advanced Search" and try to find some older posts regarding this conversion.

Regards,
BigMike

[devrodirt [OP]]

Thanks BigMike.  By the time I buy a RF1A, adapter plate and lower gears it's going to cost me as much as buying the entier thing from Marlin!!!  Kinda takes the fun out of doing it all myself, but I'll probably end up with a more reliable product too.

[raybie]

here is what i know from researching and doing.  I have a 90 4runner with the 3.0 (still), i changed trannies to a R151f and dual cases.  not a hard swap.  the r150 bell housing (from your truck)bolts up to the r151f.  you'll need a 23 spline input for at least the crawler case (front case) as the r151f is a 23 spline output.

 i had to dog leg the tranny shifter to get it to clear the dash, and had to trim some floor board for the crawler case shifter to clear.  bought a standard v6 bud built crossmember had the drive lines done. 

what i've found for the 3.0 to 3.4 swap is that it will bolt up to the same bell housing, and engine mounts. hood clearance can be an issue.  off road solutions http://offroadsolutions.com/index/newproducts.htm has a plug and play kit for the engine swamp that make it a weekend project from what i know.

[79coyotefrg]

hey dev from a fellow arky,    If i was you id check with TAP recycling or Marlin, hint hint and see if they could swap you a R151 for your R150 , not sure where London is, um over by Conway then if you need some help with the other stuff i can set you up,   

[devrodirt [OP]]

OK.  I think I have all this figured out.  Now all I need is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ !!!!

Glen, I'll swap you trail info in the Ozarks for trail info in the Quachita's (!)  I don't get into the Quachita's much but when I do all I ever drive on is forest raods.
Thanks for the welcome

Devro

[79coyotefrg]

hey thats cool,  where exactly is london,   is that near Cass?

i know where you can get a couple topshift cases for cheap

[devrodirt [OP]]

London is a suberb of Russellville.  Exit #74 on Hwy 40.  I am exactly 60 minutes from Cass, 1hr 10min from Byrd's.

I had planned on heading up that way today but found I had two flat tires!!!  Seems last weekends run (in the mud) up Herrod's Creek (in the Cass area) caused me to unseat the beads on my two front tires and pack them with mud!!  By the time I got them aired up enough to get to a tire shop it was too late to head to Cass.
Wife and I played on a few easy trails in the Piney Creek area instead
It's deer season today so had to watch out for ramped orange hats on ATV's!!!

I am very interested in the xfer cases you mentioned

Later