The call of the diff brace

[Trundle]

So in the last few months two of my customers have bent there diff housings like bananas , one a Gq and one a ln hilux beam axle ,
Is there any call for diff brace kits as rather than manually fabricating them I am thinking about doing a cnc profile for the patrol to start with as I have some molly axle and a eaton locker to put in a shaved diff for myself ,
Or is it just us that wrecks this kind of stuff hahah

[Big]

sounds like a great idea BUT I think it's just us that fks them..

[Trundle]

Hahaha o deaaaaaa sounds expensive !!

[shaun.paddy]

Sounds like a good thing, depending on cost of course

[Trundle]

I'm part jew so it would have to be cheap !!

[nismo26]

One like this

http://www.roadrunneroffroad.com.au/ARB ... h-kit.html

for around the same price would be good.

[tallsam66]

Or this

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/index.php/yotamain/4runner/armor/axle-gusset.html

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/index.php/yotamain/4runner/armor/front-rock-assault-housing-truss-gusset.html

[Weemsy]

Yep, I've bent hilux axles before and would like to know how much a gq brace set would cost now

[Craydiver]

im in if price is good

[rokhound]

If you are capable of welding on a diff brace, one would think you are more than capable getting the local sheet metal joint to bend on up or fab one your self.

[Trundle]

I appreciate that any one can get one bent up but as you know if you were to pay around $150 or so for a full pre made cnc unit , the price and time for pissing around making all the brakets yourself as a one off, it wouldn't be worth while,
I just have another turbo set up to jig up for a guy along with a million day jobs and its on the to do list !

[mudlva]

I used a 50x50x3 shs and a length if cardboard to make a pattern. Cut both sides the same. Mint

[churchill]

Laser cut and press would be my suggestion, you just need someone to design it. I can put you in contact with someone who's done development work on race cars to do the design.

[rokhound]

I appreciate that any one can get one bent up but as you know if you were to pay around $150 or so for a full pre made cnc unit , the price and time for pissing around making all the brakets yourself as a one off, it wouldn't be worth while,

yep, fair call

[derk]

as already aluded to further up the thread the key to it is making up a jig to secure the axle housing and keep it true without warping it while you weld it all up the design and cutting a bit of steel up is the easy part and a few bits of box section to truss it up lets a lot more mud and shit through than a great big bulldozer blade does

[rokhound]

as already aluded to further up the thread the key to it is making up a jig to secure the axle housing and keep it true without warping it while you weld it all up the design and cutting a bit of steel up is the easy part and a few bits of box section to truss it up lets a lot more mud and shit through than a great big bulldozer blade does

If that is directed at me, you obviously haven't seen the bracing on my axles fella

[callum007]

Blah

If that is directed at me, you obviously haven't seen the bracing on my axles fella

And even if it is Rok, you don't play in mud or play at all for that matter, so he cant have been directing that uneducated comment at you

[De-Ranged]

Ouch

[Weemsy]

The flames are burning hot

[rokhound]

Geez one ball, you really shouldn't drink if you get ugly(er)