Toyota 4SPd tranny

[organicgun]

Could I put a 5spd tranny in place of a 4spd tranny just by switching the tranny, in a 1990 toyota 2wd pickup?

Thanks
Luke

[matt_helton]

yes you can.

[organicgun]

So I can just put the tranny in and thats it no extra gears or anything?

Thanks alot for responding

[matt_helton]

well you would have one extra gear right? 5th gear.... :)

yes the trans will bolt right to your motor, you can use the same clutch, shift lever, driveshaft, yada yada.

[Jessro]

I've got a 5-speed in my 1990 Toyota 4x4.

[organicgun]

well you would have one extra gear right? 5th gear.... :)

yes the trans will bolt right to your motor, you can use the same clutch, shift lever, driveshaft, yada yada.


Cool, Thanks alot for the help

[toyobeater]

jessro,
some toyotas came with a 4 speed for watever reason, i guess the really basic models. Those trannys are actually very good, stronger then the 5-speed, the best part is that the trucks with a 4-speed have an 8" rear end, even the 2wd instead of the normal 7.5. Keep that in mind if your going to do a re-gear, buy the right gears, I learned that the hard way.

[matt_helton]

the 2wd's with the 4spd/8" rear ends were the "1 ton" models.

and as an aside.......the 2wd 8" third member is NOT re-gearable. you must get a 4wd 8" third member and gear that.

[toyobeater]

I re-geared my 2wd 8" to 4:88 gears, the only problem i ran into was the housing, the pinion hole was offset way too much to accomodate the enormous ring gear that was there originally. I had to go pick a 4wd 8" housing, which cost me $50 at a junk yard. But i agree with you the vast abundance of toyota third members it is not worth the hassle, better just to go pick up a 4wd 8". If i knew I would have done the same