4x4 2001 runner

[imprtkid04]

So i dont remember if i have asked this or just did some looking, But my wife got a 01 4runner and she got a 2 wheel drive one. Well now she barly drives it and said i can do anything i want to it. HEHEHEHE now for the fun part...... I wanna do a 4 wheel conversion to the thing. How do-able is this if at all? Would it just be a simple go to the junk yard and find a new front end or is it more of a " This is going to cost me $10,000 " thing? Any input would be great. If i dont do this then i guess i will just supercharge it.

Thanks ahead of time,
Moe

[RobXS]

It should be pretty straight forward swaping the parts and the computer. You should be able to find all the parts in a salvage yard or search the other Toyota forums and find someone that is doing a solid axle conversion and you can get most of the parts for next to nothing. I haven't seen many 4 runner 2 to 4wd conversions (probably because of the small number of 2wd 4 runners), but there are lots of people who have gone from 2 to 4wd with Tacomas.

[imprtkid04]

Thanks for the reply, Havnt had time to check on here due to work. Anyways so is it basicly all the same? I mean will everything just drop right in or do i have to make a considerable amount of modifications to make everything fit nicely? Also i am curious if the 96-04 ( i believe thats the correct years ) have the power 4x4 and not the standered? What i mean by that is, is it a button on the dash or am i cutting out the floor board?

Thanks again for your help.

[TUNDRA786]

i would sell it and buy another one with 4wd. If you are going to be doing the work yourself and know what your doing go for it b/c its gonna take some work and cost $$$ if your not doing the work