</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by phong:
<strong>So did you end up using the Tacoma axle? What are your impressions?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">As to my impressions, I think we all agreed it was pretty easy. Getting the axle back in was difficult (we placed a crowbar up against the tripod housing and hit it with a sledgehammer).

I don't think I would want to do the swap on a trail unless I really needed to. If I had the option of just going home (or back to camp) in 2WD, I'd probably choose that. But in a pinch, it's doable. You'd probably have to have some tools, though -- including a jack stand or two, a crowbar, and a sledgehammer, a torque wrench, 35mm socket, etc. -- and preferably a level spot on hard ground.