Cruiserdrew
On the way there
Congrats--Very nice truck.
UMMMM....new tacoma!
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You want some floor liners for that or the 4runner? we turned in my gf's 07 4runner and I kept the factory mud liners. They say 4runner on the edge. I saved them for a buddy, but he already has them. Best of all they are free. Just get them out of my garage. I live right around the corner from you.
jereme
I'll pm you my number.
jereme
I'll pm you my number.
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YES!
Ill take em!
I got some for the taco already, but the wife wants em for her FO- RUNNAH!
Thats awesome!
Thank you!
Keith
*cough* SAS *cough*
*cough* Warrenty *cough*
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It drove like there WASNT snow when in 4WD!
Kind eerie actually!
It handled FLAWLESSLY!
This is the nicest car ive owned...it almost seems un natural to me, like I dont deserve it or something.
Was kinda thinking about SnT next year in the taco...Not sure how it would do in the sand...
K
I know there are a lot of SAS folks out there, but these IFS rigs are unreal in a lot of conditions. Haven't been able to wheel on a trail in a while, but when it snows up here, I've been able to go anywhere I've wanted to. The last big storm was a fun time. 8 inches of powder on the road and it was like it was hardly there. I feel like I have amazing control in bad road conditions. Try not to do anything stupid in the snow at the same time. My rig feels almost like a rally car at times. In the right conditions this winter, daily driving is almost as fun as wheeling (almost!)
Keith S.
Oh yeah, depending on my travel budget, SnT might be in the future for me too. Making plans now for Ouray, Colo., for the FJ Summit in July, then another trip to Oregon, this time in the high desert east of Bend in August.
I believe you are correct. But of course it's an option. Howevah, if the rig on the dealer's lot is wired for it, but doesn't have it as an option, for a few bucks you order the button and plug it in yourself.
And I believe ATRAC is only to be used when in low range. On snowy/icy roads, I lock the center diff with 4Lo (got the 6-speed MT), and it handles superbly (as long as you don't pull any gaper moves).
The 6-speed MT FJs have 4Hi, 4Lo, and LL. It's been fun driving/wheeling. Feels like I get to drive a different rig all the time.
Apologies to Chicago for hijacking his thread.
The FJ has a 3-speed t-case?!
The autos are set up differently from the MTs, but this is what I know (pretend I didn't take any autoshop courses in high school so I am a total newbie):
Let me correct what I said before about the T-case gearing. 4Hi and 4Lo are for the automatics (I was confusing myself earlier), the manual transmissions (what I have) are full time 4WD, so the T-case lever has Hi, HiLo, and LoLo.
So in normal conditions my t-case is set at Hi for my everyday driving. If I want to lock power to both axles when there's enough snow, or sloppy roads, I can shift on the fly to HiLo. When I want to crawl in low range, then I put the FJ in neutral and shift the T-case in to LoLo (or LL as it looks on the t-case lever).
So if that means a three-speed T-case, then yes.
Then if I want ATRAC in LoLo I push the button and that kicks in when the rig's computer thinks it needs to.
I think they're now being configured so ATRAC works in concert with the rear locker, but mine was built before they started doing that. Not sure if there's a hack for that yet.
I thought the three were High, High-Locked, and Low-Locked, for locking the center diff?
Cool setup either way.
Cool setup either way.
I'll go with that instead. You sound like you know what you're talking about. That sounds much smarter than how I tried to explain it. I'll stop explaining things before I arm myself with the correct info.
But, yeah, locking the center diff for the power to both axles has been really awesome in the snow.
What happens with the center diff unlocked in the snow?
Does only one wheel spin? I've never had a car with a center diff.
Does only one wheel spin? I've never had a car with a center diff.
With the CDL (Center Diff Lock) disengaged the front and rear axles can turn at different speeds. Just like when rear diff is not locked (assuming it has a locker) when the wheel that loses traction first starts spinning it prevents the other wheel with traction from turning...stalemate!
So for firm pavement when additional traction is not needed the front and rear drive shafts can operate freely (with the CDL disengaged). They won't bind up going around corners/circles. Engage the CDL and you will feel a slightly larger turning radius on firm surfaces and a bit of bind in the front wheels when turning...but better traction overall.