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GQ LEAF SPRUNG FRONT DIFF

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IM LOOKING FOR A GQ ** UTE ** LEAF SPRUNG FRONT DIFF :shock: just need housing and swivel hubs if anyone can help ?
cheers jim 8)
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GQ leaf? Never seen one of them... MK or MQ yes there are some of them around...

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DA RAM wrote:IM LOOKING FOR A GQ LEAF SPRUNG FRONT DIFF :shock: just need housing and swivel hubs if anyone can help ?
cheers jim 8)



?? are you meaning the MQ or MU as the GQ is coil imho
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suzuki1k wrote:GQ leaf? Never seen one of them... MK or MQ yes there are some of them around...

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gq ute :mrgreen:
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DA RAM wrote:
suzuki1k wrote:GQ leaf? Never seen one of them... MK or MQ yes there are some of them around...

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gq ute :mrgreen:

Kricky right you are

as the GQ utes is as rear as rocking horse shit then im picking you will be searching for a bit

why not look at 60 landcruiser front axle as a second option
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mudlva wrote:
DA RAM wrote:
suzuki1k wrote:GQ leaf? Never seen one of them... MK or MQ yes there are some of them around...

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gq ute :mrgreen:

Kricky right you are

as the GQ utes is as rear as rocking horse shit then im picking you will be searching for a bit

why not look at 60 landcruiser front axle as a second option


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They're not rare over here in Queensland. Never paid much attention to the leaf ones, are they stronger or something?
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why not look at 60 landcruiser front axle as a second option




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mudlva wrote:
why not look at 60 landcruiser front axle as a second option


Don't go hocking off all your 60 front diff's , still looking for one soon .
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Rotazuk wrote:
mudlva wrote:
why not look at 60 landcruiser front axle as a second option


Don't go hocking off all your 60 front diff's , still looking for one soon .


calm down there fela i will consult once things start being decommissed :wink:
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Fakey wrote:They're not rare over here in Queensland. Never paid much attention to the leaf ones, are they stronger or something?

different swivel hubs steering is in the front of the diff - like MQ's but have correct camber caster :wink:
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Interesting, I'll have to have a closer look at one next time I see one, I keep bending the tie rod on my gq axle :roll:
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different swivel hubs steering is in the front of the diff - like MQ's but have correct camber caster :wink:



Hi Jim

This is not a criticism of what you are trying to do and I don't know the differences between the diffs you are talking about but if they are hard to get, is it not possible to just to cut around the swivels, take them out and rotate them to give you the correct caster because they are only a spigot fit with a weld to secure them .That is what I did to the cruiser diff in the hilux.

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hey mate i may be rong here but wont the diff out of this work http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 443824.htm ????
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greek_style wrote:hey mate i may be rong here but wont the diff out of this work http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 443824.htm ????

make a project thats for sure :lol: but not what im after cheers
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Bulletproof wrote:
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different swivel hubs steering is in the front of the diff - like MQ's but have correct camber caster :wink:



Hi Jim

This is not a criticism of what you are trying to do and I don't know the differences between the diffs you are talking about but if they are hard to get, is it not possible to just to cut around the swivels, take them out and rotate them to give you the correct caster because they are only a spigot fit with a weld to secure them .That is what I did to the cruiser diff in the hilux.

Cheers Richard

casters not a issue on mine , not sure what you think im trying to do ? cheers 8)
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Hi Jim

Have you asked Nigel down the road from you at All Parts because he has wrecked lots of Nissans in the past so may know where one is.

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Hey Jim,

Not sure if you still have a need for the diff but was browsing trademe and stumbled across this ( unsure of model tho ) i knew i had read some where that some one was after one so thought id put the link up anyway...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =440091853

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2DEAFN wrote:Hey Jim,

Not sure if you still have a need for the diff but was browsing trademe and stumbled across this ( unsure of model tho ) i knew i had read some where that some one was after one so thought id put the link up anyway...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =440091853

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cheers mate its a mk /mq but have some swivel hubs on the way from oz 8)
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DA RAM wrote:
2DEAFN wrote:Hey Jim,

Not sure if you still have a need for the diff but was browsing trademe and stumbled across this ( unsure of model tho ) i knew i had read some where that some one was after one so thought id put the link up anyway...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =440091853

Cheers

cheers mate its a mk /mq but have some swivel hubs on the way from oz 8)


Not really sure what wankers been feeding you shit Jim, but the caster/camber is set by the swivel ball that is welded into the housing, and not by the knuckle. MQ/K ones would have done you fine.
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well i have been feeding shit to myself turoa - but thanks for your interest
mk/mq have different camber from gq within the swivel hub !also, to run them on a gq ball end you need to use offset bearing shells or adjustable kingpin caps caster i can fully adjust anyway :wink: , gq ute swivel hubs also have a heavier draglink mounting on swivel hub, 8) there is also no need to modify caliper mounts as mq are different to gq they need to be ground down approx 6 mm or use mq caliper slippers , but i have 2 pot gq tbi calipers and larger tbi discs so that wont work :roll:
well i think that covers it for now :lol:
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Mk front diffs are completely different to GQ ones - they aren't as wide, have different gear ratio's, a smaller salibury style pumpkin and the axles are smaller with a lesser spline count.
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The Panhard rod I have on the hilux is also off a Nissan that is extra heavy duty. The walls are around 10mm thick compared to 4mm on a normal Nissan so thay do vary alot between different models.

From the outside they look the same so the only way to tell the difference is to weigh them

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