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just need to find out what the difference is between 2wd and 4wd 2 gen toyota extra cabs as i was thinking of buying a 2wd cab instead of a 4wd cab because i can get one for a lot let $$$ which will help with my plans


cheers justin

I went into this a couple of years ago with dual cabs and came to the conclusion that they are the same. The chassis is totally different of course, but the bodies are the same. It is, however, difficult to find someone who really knows. Toyota was hopeless and wreckers were pretty unhelpful, just wanted to sell me one so I could try it. The main thing to measure would be the distance between the body mount points, both length ways and width. Good luck with it.
Ric

The only difference is the hole in the floor for the gearsticks. No im not taking a guess here. They are interchangable.

RUFF wrote:The only difference is the hole in the floor for the gearsticks. No im not taking a guess here. They are interchangable.

my plans are to swap the 4runner cab to a extra cab and i would like to know if the interior is interchangable with the 2wd and 4wd cab

DAWSO 4x4 wrote:

RUFF wrote:The only difference is the hole in the floor for the gearsticks. No im not taking a guess here. They are interchangable.

my plans are to swap the 4runner cab to a extra cab and i would like to know if the interior is interchangable with the 2wd and 4wd cab

You meen you want to know if your 4Runner interrior will fit into a 2WD Extra Cab?

If that is correct then most of it will at least up till the front seats. The trim from there back is different. But all the dash,seats,front carpet will all fit. Depending on wether you have a 2door 4Runner or a 4Door 4Runner you may also need the doors to suit the extra cab and the door trims as well.

you also need to add 2 body mounts to fit xtra cab to 4runner chasis as the rear mounts dont line up by about 12 in the rad support and a pillar mts are fine just the back ones
the fuel tank can also cause grief coz the runner chassis is shorter than xtra cab the runner tank is also mounted 2in higher so some minor mods to be done

v8zuki wrote:you also need to add 2 body mounts to fit xtra cab to 4runner chasis as the rear mounts dont line up by about 12 in the rad support and a pillar mts are fine just the back ones
the fuel tank can also cause grief coz the runner chassis is shorter than xtra cab the runner tank is also mounted 2in higher so some minor mods to be done

Sorry Mick is also correct on this. I never thought to mention it as originally i thought you were swaping a 2wd extra cab onto a 4wd extra cab.

thaks for your help i should of wrote more about my plans but i got all the info i needed for now thanks again

cheers justin

the gaurds are narrower on a 2wd

roberts wrote:the gaurds are narrower on a 2wd

yeh

fenders are about an inch narrower each side.

thats why 4wd shiny sr5 bumpers dont fit the 2wd luxes.

Shadow wrote:thats why 4wd shiny sr5 bumpers dont fit the 2wd luxes.

They will fit it just takes a little work. I have a 95 2wd with an RV6 front bar on it sitting outside in the driveway. And to the average joe they couldnt tell the difference.

RUFF wrote:

Shadow wrote:thats why 4wd shiny sr5 bumpers dont fit the 2wd luxes.

They will fit it just takes a little work. I have a 95 2wd with an RV6 front bar on it sitting outside in the driveway. And to the average joe they couldnt tell the difference.

dont you have gaps down the sides of the guards tho?

Shadow wrote:

RUFF wrote:

Shadow wrote:thats why 4wd shiny sr5 bumpers dont fit the 2wd luxes.

They will fit it just takes a little work. I have a 95 2wd with an RV6 front bar on it sitting outside in the driveway. And to the average joe they couldnt tell the difference.

dont you have gaps down the sides of the guards tho?

They are hardly even noticable. If you knew what you were looking at you would notice. Its nothing like you would expect.

RUFF wrote:

Shadow wrote:

RUFF wrote:

Shadow wrote:thats why 4wd shiny sr5 bumpers dont fit the 2wd luxes.

They will fit it just takes a little work. I have a 95 2wd with an RV6 front bar on it sitting outside in the driveway. And to the average joe they couldnt tell the difference.

dont you have gaps down the sides of the guards tho?

They are hardly even noticable. If you knew what you were looking at you would notice. Its nothing like you would expect.

yeh cause the bumper sticks in under the fender normall, so i guess with yours there would be a very small gap there, probably no bigger than 5mm