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80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 12:02 pm
by turoa
I am currently able to modify your 80 series center diff to transform your full time 80 series into a part time 4wd.
The benefits of this include much less wear and tear on the driveline, lighter steering and better fuel economy. Its a brilliant mod and I highly recommend it to any 80 series owner.
I currently have an exchange unit in stock which means minimal down time for you to swap the parts out.
The price is $300+postage
Installation available
*note you will need to get a pair of free wheeling hubs. These can come from most 60 and 70 series landcruisers and solid axle hiluxes. Later model 80 series may require a small spacer on the CV spline.
*ABS vehicles will disable the ABS with Free Wheeling hubs as the ABS ring is located on the CV
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:46 pm
by MATT4U
Great kit, did mine a couple months back, still to do manual hubs and noticing up to 50k's per tank extra!!!
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:42 am
by sig
note to self ,must pull finger out of arse and get spare centre diff to turoa for mods
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:11 pm
by mudlva
turoa wrote:I am currently able to modify your 80 series center diff to transform your full time 80 series into a part time 4wd.
The benefits of this include much less wear and tear on the driveline, lighter steering and better fuel economy. Its a brilliant mod and I highly recommend it to any 80 series owner.
I currently have an exchange unit in stock which means minimal down time for you to swap the parts out.
The price is $300+postage
Installation available
*note you will need to get a pair of free wheeling hubs. These can come from most 60 and 70 series landcruisers and solid axle hiluxes.
hi Turoa are you still doing this conversion and exchange units?
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:27 pm
by turoa
Yep sure am

flick me a PM if interested and I can get one sorted out for you
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:52 pm
by Trundle
Have you got a contact number mate ?
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:53 pm
by turoa
Trundle wrote:Have you got a contact number mate ?
Yep, 021431847

Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:29 pm
by imsohi
Will look at doing this in the new year sometime aswel
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:09 pm
by mudlva
Might have to dig out all my old aisen f/w hubs then

Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:26 am
by mudlva
ok ive been talking to a few lads about the upcoming conversation and it was mentioned that i may be running the viscous center diff, how would i be able to find out which center diff that im running?
my trans code is.
A442F auto
K295 Transfer box center diff?? or just the axle diff set up??
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:58 am
by churchill
the viscous centre diff has a long rear out put housing on the transfer case.
one way to tell for sure is to get all four wheels off the ground, transfer in neutral and turn one out out shaft on the transfer. if it's viscous the other will turn in the same direction, if its open the other will turn in the opposite direction or not turn at all. it's the same method as to determine if a diff is a clutch and viscous lsd. keep in mind if a diff is torsen lsd this method won't work but the center diff is viscous so this mehtod will work unless the viscous centre is stuffed... then use the transfer case rear out put length.
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:21 am
by mudlva
cheers Churchill
i will roll underneath and take a few measurements and take a couple of photos at the same time..
Tuis is bringing me up a parttime setup, so dont want to be wastin the mans time
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 12:24 pm
by mudlva
ok this is my c/d
imho i think its a std c/diff not viscous
thoughts
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:09 am
by mudlva
any thoughts on whether this is a std c/diff or viscous?
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:14 am
by turoa
Sorry must have missed this. Doesn't look like it has a viscous coupling from the photo, however even if it does it can be removed pretty easily as they are prone to seizing. Here's a tutorial
They still have the center diff, the viscous coupling is more of an additional thing to help with traction in high range
http://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/tutoria ... os.124794/
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:30 am
by mudlva
cheers for that Turoa
you still heading up to AK
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 10:10 pm
by mudlva
ok from reading that link and doing some on road testing im reasonably certain that my c/d is std not viscous.
viscous c/d is described as scuffing when doing hard look turns much like a lsd can do. as i've got an lsd in the rear i would of thought that a viscous would show itself relatively early into the turn.
Re: 80 Series part time 4x4 conversion
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:15 am
by turoa
mudlva wrote:cheers for that Turoa
you still heading up to AK
Yep, will be headed up just before the new year, will flick you a txt