Hey man, that one might have been an auto or had the drive shafts removed or all kinds of stuff done to it. Check out your owners manual - That will answer all your questions. Believe that before anyone!
Good Luck,
Woodeye
FJC as a towed
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Good Luck,
Woodeye
Forgive me if this sounds like a totally stupid question: So can I tow my 07 FJ with the manual transmission in neutral while leaving the T-case in H, without any mechanical harm? Thanks!
Read your owner's manual for the answer. I'm pretty sure Toyota knows what's best for your rig. Good kuck!
Woodeye
spaldam
S.J.'s Adventures
I would say, you might get away with it, but you're going to put some stress on the drive train. You'd be better off with a car dolly for the front, and a disconnected rear shaft, but then you're still putting ware on the rear drive shaft and tires.
Now, if you have an automatic, or 2 wheel drive, that could be a different story. Read you're owners manual, and remember you only have yourself to blame.
spaldam
S.J.'s Adventures
Yeah, you're better off not doing it. I personally wouldn't do it with any AWD/Full-time-4x4. You might get away with it but it'll put ware on the drive-train, and possibly break something if you don't do it just right. Personally I'd put the front wheels on a dolly and disconnect the rear drive shaft at a minimum. Best option is to use a trailer.
I'm no mechanic but I talked to a guy pulling his FJC behind his bus from Whistler, BC, Canada to Kentucky. He had a 4x4 automatic FJC, he said that the FJC is very easy to disconnect the driveshaft allowing it to spin freely. This sounds like the best thing you could do, but again, I'm no mechanic.
spaldam
S.J.'s Adventures
But he has the Auto. The Manuals are very different from the Auto's.
Right. I was just saying thats probably what most of the guys are doing that we see being towed.
I put a drive line disconnect in my 07 Auto. Disconnect the back drive line and leave the trans in park. I have towed mine this way for 3 years. Went to alaska this summer (8971 miles) and all over the United States with NO problems. Make sure you dont take the key out of the igniation because it will lock you wheels.
Buy a Jeep Commander and be done with it. Move on with your life. 
Buy a Jeep Commander and be done with it. Move on with your life.
You dragged up this old thread to say that?
I am assuming you mean that "both transfer cases are full time 4x4"?
This is not true. The autos are a part time and the manuals are fulltime.
Doh! Didn't realize it was a necropost. Think I came across it doing a search for something.
