Thanks guys, looks like I'm off to BNT tomorrow for some redline oil!

Can someone please suggest to me the 'best' oil to use in the standard rear electric locking lj78 diff. I have seen various hints that you need to be careful with the locking diff but nobody has actual said - 'use this' - not that I have seen or can find anyway!

Thanks

Hi Guys, yes I did go down the 'Old Blue' track and so far it's been a great ride. The conversion is water tight, well made and easy to use. I'm also happy to report that the Cruiser diffs have been under my Disco now for 4 months and I haven't broken an axle, diff or wheel bearing, it's been a ...

3 places in CHCH and 1 just out of AK, no wonder the mainlanders seem so smug when I'm down there!

Not sure how to edit my location, doesn't appear in my profile options. Based in AK, Pt Chev. I am assuming there would be a few guys around here that do the custom wheels?

Some usefull questions and info in there. Yes, the Disco is 3.54 standard so moving to 4.3 will lower the gearing by around 20% with the tyres being around the same ratio higher - so around standard gearing on 35's - I being fairly loose with the maths there Got the old front axle out and hubs off ...

I see that you've bought all this stuff, however you would be much better off with a safari front axle and a 80 series rear. The serious toyo Prado's and the odd jeep or two are going to this configuration and for good reasons. What is the logic behing the mix & match, why not safari OR LD80? Is ...

Great lookin' project there, can I ask where you got the trick (deep dish) wheels from? What is the negative offset on those babys?

3 diffs and 2 axles in 18mnths, what size tires? v8 disco? lotsa loud pedal? Small 31x11.5 Mudzillas, too much loud pedal, but really just weak. Last run 12 landrovers -3 diffs. Standard 3.9 V8 - 180hp on a good day. I have 35's, a supercharger and methanol injection system going in next, so had to ...

can i ask why ur putting toyo difs under a landy? My preference would have been 80 series, wanted disc front and rear beam axles, the Prado ones came up with factory locker, so 'just did it'. Perhaps GQ would have been a better way to go, don't have much experience with them other than they seem ...

Engineer wrote:

Pedro wrote:

Engineer wrote:can i ask why ur putting toyo difs under a landy?

take the strong diffs out of a rusty body and put them under a non rusty body with weak diffs!!

lol
i thought it may have something to do with strength

Pedro - bang on.

Thanks to all who have replied, I have decided 'Old Blue's' option sounds like the one for me and have sent an email to that end. To those who have mentioned track with you are quite right, the Toyota track width is 140mm narrower WMS to WMS. However standard LR rims are +33 offset, so the effective ...

Thanks Hard Yakka, they function OK however I have a tendancy to break stuff, so want to make things as simple as possible before the breakage starts. I will figure out how to PM Old Blue, the adaptor plates sound interesting, is there a link to someone who sells them or any instructions for ...

Hi all, new member. Currently placing LJ78 Prado front and rear axles under a LandRover Discovery. Rear complete, begin front tomorrow. The LJ78 Beam front axle has 'power hubs', the concept leaves me cold. I have a spare set of Aisin maual hubs off a surf sitting here, would be good to use those ...