How to tell a proper fully floater from a converted one?

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:10 pm

hmm, How do you ell a proper fullf floater from a converted one? I suspect my one may have been converted. The stub is welded on and there is four bolts that hold the backing plate for the drums on. Is this a proper full floater?

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:30 pm

The rear stub axles on the full floater are fixed the same as the front stubs with about 8 bolts

Madaz · Post by **Madaz** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:51 pm

Its only old style full floaters that have 8 bolts all the newer stuff(mid 1980s) has four bolts.

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:22 pm

I had a look under my 70 series truck and it does have only 4 bolts and not the 8 that the earlier ones had

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turoa · Post by **turoa** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:31 pm

interesting. Mine could have been off a later wagon than I thought. It may explain the bigass drums. I already cut them off though, discs for me

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:39 pm

If its a later housing it may be a different width to your origional housing?

60/2 Series axles are 70mm wider than 40 series.
70 Series axles are 20mm wider than 40 series.

http://www.off-road.com/tlc/faq/axle.html

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:42 pm

its being implanted into a land rover so it wont matter, much. It has already been modified for a land rover SUA. So when I weld the hilux head in, Ill just put it in the wrong way and make it SOA :twisted:

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:11 pm

Just bear in mind, that if you turn the diff over ,it will more than likely turn the rotation of the wheels to the oppersit direction? Check it out first.

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:14 pm

Also the oiling in the Diff is not designed for this ,so the diff will starve for oil.

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:22 pm

thought about this. The diff can be turned 180 degrees. If I left it upside down, it would be turning backwards.

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:33 pm

I think that if you cut two new cutouts in the houseing where the ringgear passe's thro , you could turn the diff over, then refit the diff head back in the correct way.

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:37 pm

2 more things, Oil level plug would to low, & the houseing would need to be belted out to give it clearence with ring gear.

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:13 pm

I get what you're saying. Might just have to move the perches instead

Madaz · Post by **Madaz** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:01 pm

Hey Turoa, I forgot if your diff was a proper fullfloater it wont have the removeable pumpkin on the back of the housing.
Cheers