Hey - I wanted to thank everyone who responded earlier, and to supply additional detail for future readers of this thread.
I contacted East Coast Gear Supply. Will in Sales was very helpful (919-672-2705 Ext 1011). He mentioned that if I ever wanted to re-gear, now was the time to do it while the diffs were being rebuilt. OK, 4.88s have been on my wish list. He gave me an appointment about a week out. This gave me time to think about lockers, which has also been on my long term build plan. Research on the MUD site indicated a strong preference for Elockers, specifically from Harrops/Eaton. ECGS has Eaton lockers on their site. I asked Will for a quote, and his price for the Lockers ($1,098 per axle) was less than other internet sites I found. The additional labor would only be one hour per axle. This seemed like the time to take the plunge. Will mentioned that they would be installing the Eaton toggle switch on the dash. I insisted that they install the OEM Toyota rotary dial. No problem, he said, that would just require an additional harness (BTW, their price for the Toyota dial and harness were straight retail, no additional markup).
Picked up the truck and everything looked great. The shop foreman came out to tell me that I had some driveline vibration and he strongly recommended getting both driveshafts balanced. Going over the functionality of the new lockers, I noted that the dash light front and rear indicators did not come on. The shop foreman explained that OEM non-locked 80 Series trucks did not come with the bulbs or bulb holders. I asked if I supplied the parts if they could hook these up. No, they replied that their specialty was axle work and they did not perform more involved electrical jobs. A minor disappointment.
FYI, their recommendation for driveshaft balancing is Triangle Driveshaft Service in Durham. I called and made an appointment. The address is in a rural neighborhood, and when I reached the location I thought the GPS had screwed up. Then I saw a small sign with the name, and an arrow pointing to a metal building behind the house. Inside the building was a very impressive machine shop and the owner, Russell. Truck should be ready by the end of this week, and I will post a follow up note on TDS.
Finally, I did order the dash bulbs and holders for the diff lock lights. Given the other demands on my time right now, I would appreciate any suggestions on a shop that could take on this wiring project. Many thanks again!
