Full floater vSemi-floater rear axle?
Full floater vSemi-floater rear axle?
My mate has a 70 series Cruiser with semi-floater rear axles. He has an opportunity to swap in a full-floater. As far as I can tell, it only makes it easier to swap wheels over with the centre hub. Is it worth the effort?
- Sadam_Husain
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Re: Full floater vSemi-floater rear axle?
Makes no difference swapping the wheels over, only difference is its easier to replace wheel bearings and if you break an axle or bust a pinion you can drive home unlike a semi floater
Re: Full floater vSemi-floater rear axle?
Don't know about the full floaters, but in a 60 series LC with semi floating the bearing runs straight on the axle shaft, not sure if I like that idea or not, but that is what they do.
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Re: Full floater vSemi-floater rear axle?
Fully floater would be the way to go, easyier to change axles, wheel bearings and easyier to put in lsds and lockers. I hate the idea of those circlips inside the diff holding the axles in, I seen a guys axle and wheel assem fall off while driving down the road due to one of the axle circlips falling off inside the diff lol.
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Toyota FJ45 build in progress.
Tires are like boobs, they always look big until you have played with them for a while, then you just want a bigger set.
Re: Full floater vSemi-floater rear axle?
Thanx guys - I guess the answer is yes - it's worth the effort - not really a big job anyway...
Re: Full floater vSemi-floater rear axle?
Easier to put discs on the rear with full floater aswell as lockers lsds as mentioned 

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Re: Full floater vSemi-floater rear axle?
Swap is done - Anyone want a semi-floater rear end? With 4.1 ratio diff.