3rd gen 5speed swap, help

Hey everyone, I’m looking to do a 5speed swap on my 98 T4r and, I’m curious to know which transmissions would work. It’s a 2wd yes I know ugh 2wd. Anyway I’ve never actually seen any 2wd 5speeds in my area or at all. So there’s a 2000 tundra 3.4 5speed sitting in a junkyard right now, I’m looking to know if that would match right up to my 3.4 in my T4r. Maybe even the ECM could swap over as well. Clutch pedal brake pedal etc? I’m pretty able to do everything myself I just don’t know everything about Toyotas being this is my first one older than 10 years. I’m really just looking for advice on what kind of transmissions I should be looking for and out of what maybe a Tacoma etc. if this will even be possible. Thanks

 

Can't say what transmission comes in a manual 4runner, but being that Tacoma's share the same powertrain, I'd venture to guess it's a W59 transmission.

Since you're going to swap transmissions, you may as well convert to 4x4 and get yourself a j shift transfer case. Just make sure you get the correct transfer case as the input gears are different for the 4 cylinder and 6.

From there, you'd just need a front drive shaft, get your current rear drive shaft shortened, and decide if you want manual hubs or ADD.

Manual hubs are the easiest to swap in place and you can use pre-existing parts such as your current spindles; just replace the axle hub to accept manual hub cv axles. Or, simply replace your spindles from a vehicle that had manual hubs.

Of course you'd need a front differential as well but those can be had for cheap (as cheap as $100).

Just tossing ideas.