trans for xj or toyota a343 or lj71 i think

[yeti]

hi all, after a 2nd hand trans for my 95 xj..mine kinda died in the middle of no where...theres one on tm, but thats up north .hopeing to find one down here ...cheers

[madaz068]

Watch out for a a343 as well, im sure they are the same

[yeti]

cheers for that, i will ask around as most things open on monday..heres hopeing

[yeti]

Watch out for a a343 as well, im sure they are the same

yep nick , they do fit,as well as the lj71 from what ive been told...anyone shed any light on this...and has anyone got one for sale . cheers ......

[Jerry]

Mr O had one for sale recently, not sure if it still was

[xj]

dunno why i didnt think of it before... have you contacted the guys at Hi-tech in Chch?

[yeti]

getting one next week off them ,$450+gst....prick off a job to get out, hope they go back in easyer cheers xj..on another note im going out wheeling in a tj tuesday...might fall in love all over again ill be driving ,hope it dont brake

[xj]

a test drive for buying my 2nd one perhaps.....?????

[yeti]

na man , that ones fens,will be fun but ....found this its not a tj ...cj4 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =197268898 a lot of work

[Fen]

Spooky. I have a guy coming to see the Mini tomorrow. If it goes I'm half seriously thinking about this http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 070936.htm

As it's in Hamilton, do you know it XJ?

[yeti]

got to finish the xj before i buy anything else...so ive been told

[xj]

Spooky. I have a guy coming to see the Mini tomorrow. If it goes I'm half seriously thinking about this http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 070936.htm

As it's in Hamilton, do you know it XJ?

Never seen it around mate.

wifes TJ just went too.... yay..... more money to spend on mine!!!!! (she mentioned something about the bathroom needing to be renovated though..... hmmmmmm)

[Fen]

Mini gone, now on its way to the North Shore.

I guess I don't have to be tempted to consider an auto - happy for you. Having slept on the CJ3B it might be a bit hardcore for me. I like to take the roof off, but I like a heater for my tootsies while I do it.

[xj]

before considering a cj of any description (dont get me wrong... i love the cj's) go for a drive up a bumpy hill in one, then do the same hill in a TJ.... then multiply it to a factor that encompasses an enitre days wheeling... then ask you kidneys how they might feel..... and your neck, and arse, and back....

[Fen]

I think I'll stick with a TJ.

Any reason to go newer than any given year? It has to be manual and I don't think I want to stretch to a 6-speed, but is there any other revision that happened earlier that might be worth looking for?

[xj]

I think I'll stick with a TJ.

Any reason to go newer than any given year? It has to be manual and I don't think I want to stretch to a 6-speed, but is there any other revision that happened earlier that might be worth looking for?

Im pretty sure that 97-02 they were much of a muchness. Stick to the NZ assembled ones, the Jap imports had dana 35 rear diffs, ours came with dana 44s.

[Fen]

That's a useful tip. Short of eyeballing the diff is there any way to tell from pictures of the whole thing, or is it just a case of looking for NZ new ones?

I thought I might have found one just listed today http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 549170.htm but apparently it now has chrome wheels. Call me shallow, but I detest chrome wheels, especially on a 4x4 and wrapped in 33" rubber, so I won't be pushing what I was looking to spend for that one after all. Shame as it looked the mutts with the wheels in black.

[xj]

the bushwacker flares are rubbish in the bush and against banks. they crack and break like buggery, being plastic and non flexible.

cool colour though.

[Fen]

Another good tip. I take it the extra wide but stock looking ones are better if the extra width is needed?

Any way to tell a Jap import from pictures?

[yeti]

drove one today, me like, will post pics when i can ..there were 4 well set up ones from the club....

[Fen]

You're ahead of me then; I haven't even been inside one.

[xj]

http://www.coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml should perhaps have its own thread.... link to dana and ford diffs..... id by bolt pattern and shapes