WANTED 80 SERIES FRONT DIFF , DONT NEED DIFF HEAD

[TeLexs]

Looking for 8o series front diff with rotors and brakes , but dont need diff head as i will becutting off the ends and welding to my hilux diff to increse the axle strength and CV's . North island location for diff would be best but price will decide . Cheers Klem

[turoa]

Why cut them? 80 series diffs and hilux ones interchange dont they?

[TeLexs]

Haven't run the tape over one yet but I am sure thay are wider and the diff head is bigger , gear ratio not sure if i can get 4.55 . but in saying that I could still cut the diff head down and slide in the hilux head . Does any one know the width from disc to disc on the 80 series . Cheers Klem

[SupraLux]

The axle is SH%&LOADS wider, but the 80-series runs a high-pinion 8" toy diff. You should be able to slot a standard old Hilux 8" diff in to one no problems (I run an 80-series diff in the front of my MU in a standard Hilux front housing).

There is no high-pinion 4.55 ratio that I am aware of. 3.9, 4.3 and 4.88 from memory. You could get a 4.88 high pinion then use a 4.88 from something else... then you can get 3" bigger tyres

Steve

[TeLexs]

Thanks supralux have just had one measured 1515 mm out side of disc's
will measure the hilux tonight . Can i get free wheeling hubs for them , i think they have autos . Cheers Klem

[SupraLux]

Think the Hilux is around 1380mm-odd from wheel flange to wheel flange... So the 80-series one will be around 5"-6" wider, which sounds about right.

Yes, you can get free wheeling hubs for them, but I think they need the spacers as well... Kev (Oldblue) might be the man to ask on that one.

Steve

[wjw]

From everything I've read, you will need spacers. Prado has 8" front diff and auto hubs, to fit manuals you need spacers, unless you change the hubs and stubs.

[oldblue]

From my limited knowlege on 80s, The beam axles have asian freewheeling hubs, as a standard assery, the Independant front end model have driveing flanges. Because they are in 4WD all the time, just like a rangerover.You would only need spacers if you had fitting problems with wheel offsets. I don't think the 80s had electric or auto hubs.
Kevin

[SupraLux]

hmmm... pretty sure all the 80's had beam axles, IFS came in on the 100 series. And they were all full-time 4WD so had drive flanges, not hubs...

So its probable that you can just bolt some Hilux free wheeling hubs on there... but its just a guess, I haven't done it.

Steve

[krawlr]

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