Rocky Info

Bitin · Post by **Bitin** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:12 pm

Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way of telling if my 96 Rocky has a LSD and what model number it probably is ? Cheers.

toymudlux · Post by **toymudlux** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:15 pm

jack back end up so both wheels are off the ground spin one wheel and if the other goes the opposite way , its LSD..

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:15 pm

jack both back wheels off the ground at the same time and rotate one tyre. If the other one rotates in the same direction it is LSD if it rotates in the opposite direction it is open. This will show if you have open or LSD but wont show how effective it is or how worn the clutch packs / springs are.

Heath

LOLYF · Post by **LOLYF** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:16 pm

if the other wheel goes the opposite way its an open diff, if both wheels spin the same way its LSD.

truck-fixer · Post by **truck-fixer** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:18 pm

toymudlux wrote:jack back end up so both wheels are off the ground spin one wheel and if the other goes the opposite way , its LSD..

"buuuzzzzz" wrong!

What Heath said is correct.

toymudlux · Post by **toymudlux** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:18 pm

soo true , dyslexia is in full swing today ..

LOLYF · Post by **LOLYF** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:21 pm

Damn Heath you beat me by one minute

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:24 pm

The quick and the dead round here

Bitin · Post by **Bitin** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:35 pm

Thanks guys, bugger, its not a LSD and sounds like they are hard to come by, do only certain models come out with them fitted ?

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:40 pm

dont they use toyota bits? If so then there should be tons of bits available.

meece4x4 · Post by **meece4x4** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:14 pm

Heath wrote:dont they use toyota bits? If so then there should be tons of bits available.

nope dont think toyota stuff fits, (well easy anyway) .. and yeah rear LSD's are like rocking hourse sh*t and arnt that good anyway ... ive managed to kill the clutches in mine in less than 3 months

they were a factory option that you could buy at the time of purchase (along with a PTO winch) rather than being fitted to particular models

Bitin · Post by **Bitin** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:08 am

Cheers for the info guys.

2roky · Post by **2roky** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:30 pm

well as for model number have a look on the plate under the bonnet. if its a deisel its an f7 sumthing if its the 1600 petrol its an f300. there isnt a lot that is hilux/toyota on these things and also there are only two diff ratios out and they are 3.36 on the rugger/rocky 2.8L deisels and 5.25 i think it is on the feroza/ NZ new rocky (f300).

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:38 pm

Factory workshop manuals

http://www.warfs.org/content/view/16/47/

might have the info in it......

No they aren't from the toyota parts bin unfortunatly and no off the shelf difflocks are avaliable for them.

meece4x4 · Post by **meece4x4** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:25 am

Jerry wrote:Factory workshop manuals

http://www.warfs.org/content/view/16/47/

might have the info in it......

No they aren't from the toyota parts bin unfortunatly and no off the shelf difflocks are avaliable for them.

weeeellllll theres always the err hum "Lincon locker" I hear that it's made under licence in NZ as the "Trans-Arc locker :lol:

and is avalible throughout most stockcar clubs with the right sort of currency exchange (seem to remember a box or two of Codies is the going rate.

so Ive been told anyways :twisted:

Being a '96er' ya Rocky would be the IFS "feroza F300" shape me thinks rather than the older larger Rocky with the 2.8 TD motor and leaf spung suspention all round, if it is the case 2Roky has a list of mods that hes done to his to improve the articulation no end.

Ive done most of the mods on mine now and even with the LSD more like an open diff these days my Little Feroza can keep up with the tougher trucks in my club, and even reign supreme in sand!

best mod you can do is get some decent feet and drop the front sway bar even these two mods with make a world of difference to the little beastie.
Removing the Cat and adding a sports exhaust has giving the little 1600cc about 25% more power and im returning 150-160Km from $20 (or 12L) of fuel

Bitin · Post by **Bitin** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:10 am

Cheers for the info guys, I saw a Toyota Blizzard the other day, looks just like a Rugger, yes/no ? Are Rocky and Rugger parts interchangeable ? Will removing the Sway-Bar not effect the handling ? Cheers.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:03 am

Should be.....