60 diffs / torque bar in a 40

[kranked_dirt]

G'day, had a quick search but couldnt find what im looking for... I'm putting 60 diffs under my 40 and keeping it SUA. I also want to put a torque bar in the rear to keep everything solid and the pinion from moving. My problem is i have an 81 FJ40 with the fuel tank under the body, and i can't see where i can put a crossmember in to mount the bar to (see pics)... as the fuel tank is in the way.

has any one done this in a late model SWB 40 that can give me some advice??

Cheers,

Adam.

60 series diff stripped


view from behind rear diff looking fowrard... not much room...


You can kind of see here the distance from the rear diff to the fuel tank...

[shorty_f0rty]

i have seen a few guys in the US run it off the inner chassis rails (on the left of this pic)



you could probably search on http://forum.ih8mud.com for more ideas..

[kranked_dirt]

thanks shorty_f0rty, that sounds alright, i'll check out that site as well, does any one have any pics of one set up??

[STIKA]

Run it backwards

i have run one for nearly 2 years now mounted off the bottom of the tow bar

[WICKED]

Run it backwards

i have run one for nearly 2 years now mounted off the bottom of the tow bar

yep sounds funked but works really well!

[RAY185]

I thought a torque rod wasnt needed for SUA.

[STIKA]

I never have had any damage to my springs

But after adding the torque bar there was o lot more power to the ground and no vibration when spinning the wheels in wet or slippery conditions

[kranked_dirt]

Thanks for the ideas guys, that gives me a few things to work off. I had a look at ih8mud last night and saw alot of cool ideas there as well - a few people were mounting them off a beefy bash plate under the transfer, this may be an idea as well since i want to make a bash plate up