Swap a FJ Transfer Case into my 2010 Tacoma 

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate that feedback. I do a lot of funky projects, and I need to be better at filming them. It was fun to do, and by far the best mod I’ve done to the Tacoma. Makes deep snow and the Ozark trips I do more fun, when the vehicle will go in and out of 4wd reliably. Cheers

For sure. Happy to do it. It was fun to document, knowing it might clear up some of the less obvious bits. Thanks for bearing with me as I struggled through it on video. I learn as I go.

Thanks bud. It’s a great mod for these rigs.

@@TheDirtMile You aren't lying. It's BS they didn't come this way from the factory

Thank you sir looking to do this swap this weekend thanks for the video🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Thanks for watching. That’s good info there. I knew the output had to be changed for the manual, but didn’t research that any since I didn’t have to mess with that step. It is a great mod for these rigs. Strong work!

Thanks man. It’s a great improvement over the factory setup.

Mine was plug and play as far as driveshafts are concerned. I believe that 2nd Gen tacos are the only ones that have the same length drivelines as the FJ. I could be wrong in that however. Before doing mine I watched the Sherpa 4runner get the swap, and they needed to lengthen and shorten on a 4th Gen 4runner. It was a little tricky to figure out, which is why I made the video for reference for folks. Good luck and let me know how it goes. Cheers!

Thanks. It was fun to do and it’s one of the best mods I’ve done to the machine.

1. I did, but have yet to do the locker anytime mod. It didn’t work before reliably, and I’m hoping that that mod will fix that. The locker on the newer rigs is tied into the 4wd ECU which was deleted/bypassed with this mod. A Trac and traction control still work perfect. 2. That last bit kinda lead into the ADD wiring. All the more I did, after pulling the 2 connectors from the 4wd ECU, and wiring them to make the dash lights work, was plug the ADD plug back into the socket, just to keep that wiring out of the way in the future, despite the fact I’m not using it. Hit me up on Instagram if you have any more questions. Good luck, and thanks for watching the video!

I’m not sure on the driveline lengths on everything. It worked out exactly the same on my ‘10 4door TRD Taco at least. did you ever end up doing the swap? sorry the reply is so late.

No sir. It’s a perfect fit without a spacer on the Tacoma.

It’s a great thing to do! I’ll let you handle it from here, ha. Let me know how it goes, and thanks, I’m really glad the video is helping folks.

I didn’t notice a drop in mileage, and I’ve never seen a difference on pavement. These are still the best mods I’ve ever done to the truck. FJ cruisers don’t have ADD and they work great in the dirt and on pavement. You could source a solid tube from one of those too to delete.

@@TheDirtMile what difference would the solid tube make as far as performance and handling

@@some-random-bloketo be honest, I’m not 100 percent sure on all of them, but we have had one of the front diffs out of them and the one I’ve seen, doesn’t have ADD. But you’re right. It was only a manual and could be different. Most of the reason I swapped FJ case and ADD deleted the truck is from a reliability standpoint. I just don’t want all of the actuators and electronics. My 4wd ECU is completely deleted now, and I couldn’t be happier. It always goes in and out of 4wd easily now. I would for sure delete ADD again given the chance. My 3rd Gen 4runner got it deleted this week!

It needs to be from an Auto. The manual cases are awd like the 4th Gen 4runner, I believe.

That’s all that had to be done for my application. what you saw in this eliminated the need for the 4wd ECU and works like having front hubs that are locked in all of the time. It sounds like a sweet project.

I would guess it will cause more wear, but in my case I just want it to work. I’ve had so much trouble with the actuators on diffs, lockers, and t cases, and I was over it. If I bought a second one of these rigs it would be the very first mod I did. Short answer. Yes. Worth it to me.

No operates as normal, except it works all the time. Haha.

Thanks man. I do a lot of fun projects, and most of them are already well documented on RU-vid. This one was fun to make and share. Let me know how it goes. It’s a great mod for these trucks.

I don’t know about that at all.

It’s the 4.0 V6