Curious question, do you have the full floating rear axle & disk brakes in the rear as well as the front? Locking axles implies the FF rear axle, but just trying to make sense of why yours came with the CDL switch. U.S. Spec '91 & 92 yrs had the semi floating rear end with drum brakes, but there...
Thanks for the info, Jon! I never owned a FJ80, but I remember you had a '91. I guess the OP has a '93 that kinda fell in between the FJ80 and the FZJ80 with all the "upgrades". Some were an improvement, and some were at best, questionable. The VC and no CDL switch for example.
This makes absolutely no sense. If this is true, I have even less respect for Toyota 80 series electrical engineers. If the manufacturer provides a CDL switch to control T/C lockup, why do they want to force you to lock the T/C in lo range? So you're saying that '91 & '92 owners need to do the...
@dpeshkin - What year is your 80 series? '91 & '92 came with CDL switch from dealer. They also did not engage the CDL automatically in lo range. Also had no VC in the T/C.
Edit: I stand corrected on the automatic engagement of the CDL in lo range on the '91 & '92 yrs.