Can any one identify this diff???

Post by **Yarno** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 6:58 pm

I have this diff in my Hilux which I have just bought, and have no idea what the rear diff is from. I was originally thinking GQ Patrol but have had a look at one and it seem different, plus it dosn't have LSD in it!!!
Here are a couple of pics.

Cheers
Yarno

Post by **Yarno** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 7:00 pm

Post by **ToNkA** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:18 pm

I might be totaly wrong, but it looks like a hilux diff to me.

But Coils? Got more info about the lux?

Post by **ozy1** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:35 pm

coils, disc brakes,

i would be guessing its not a hilux diff, i could be wrong, it has what seem to be shock brakets on the rear of it, and hilux have one infron, and one behind, could it be a diff out of a 40, 60, 70 series cruiser, somewhere round there.

Post by **ToNkA** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:40 pm

Was thinking they may have been all added to it.

The actuall third member looks hilux, but thats as far as I can say....

:(

Post by **ozy1** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:42 pm

it would also help if you could add some measurements

Post by **Midget** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:44 pm

I'd be saying it looks alot like a 60 series diff which has had coil mounts added...

Jamie

Post by **dave** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:14 pm

Would'nt it be full floating if it was a crusier diff :?:

Post by **60serius** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:15 pm

60 series are offset and have full float hubs

Post by **Juzza** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:18 pm

Tricky one. Mitsubishi maybe?

Post by **Midget** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:31 pm

dave wrote:Would'nt it be full floating if it was a crusier diff

Shiate your bloody right dave,i missed that,oh well wrong again.

Post by **MUSS** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:46 pm

10 BUCKS SAYS ITS A 60 SERIES DIFF... its just got alot of shit welded onto it

Post by **spazbot** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:48 pm

Flame suit on ford 9"

Or it could be a heavly beaten prado rear diff, they are coiled, center pumking, same width as ifs hilux, hilux size center, semi floater
thats from memory when i was looking one for a converion a while ago

Post by **RUFF** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:47 pm

Its not a 9" its also not Toyota. It looks to me to be Nissan of some sort. Maybe Pathfinder? The way the axles bolt in says its nissan.But the centre is not a GQ one. It has a lot of other odd brackets that have been added so it makes it a little harder unless you own exactly what it is.

Post by **pegasus** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:46 pm

It has handbrake cables going to the back, I thought all (I think) Nissan's used a drum on the rear drive shaft?

Could is be a Mazda? Bravo or even Ford Courior?

Stew

Post by **big red** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:22 am

my guess would be GQ outer thirds with a hilux centre third :?:

Post by **DamTriton** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:06 am

You are all making a leap of faith that it is from a 4WD.............

Could it be from a Nissan 260 C or Toyota Crown (redrilled wheelstuds to match front), or another light commercial (van, light truck)?

Post by **bj on roids** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:41 am

JAKE wrote:10 BUCKS SAYS ITS A 60 SERIES DIFF... its just got alot of shit welded onto it

I'll take your $10, that is one diff it definitely is NOT!

Post by **bj on roids** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:41 am

dave wrote:Would'nt it be full floating if it was a crusier diff

Not necessarily, before 1976, there was a lot of semi floating cruiser rear diffs out there.

Still 30 spline, just offset and semi float, like a bundera.

Post by **Dozoor** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:54 am

It ain't a series yota its centered, Dosn't look hilux its missing the ribbing on the housing left right of center,
My guess Is Nissan GQ and its had a very hard life !

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:57 am

Dozoor wrote:My guess Is Nissan GQ and its had a very hard life

nope. It may be nissan, but it aint from a GQ. Could be a Navara/Pathfinder H233.

Post by **bj on roids** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:15 am

Im with ruff, that is no 9inch!

The weird double panhard bracket leaves me confused. The 90 series/prado rear diff, has the drain bung on the opposite side, only a single panhard bracket, and different webbing, it is a strange one, that is for sure.

Definitely no toyota 4x4 I have ever seen. My bet would see it as Japanese. Factory coils, but they don't normally leave two mounts on like the poms, unless ones of them is home made. Factory LSD by the looks of that sticker, and 6 stud, could be anything mainly i would guess a newer pajero, or something possibly, rear disc, LSD, dropout centre, coils.

Post by **bj on roids** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:18 am

but pajerso have radius arms and that doesnt have radius arm mounts....

Post by **antt** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:06 am

is that in the back of the lux that you bought with the v6 commodore motor in it yarno????? can't you just email the guy you bought it off to find out?

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:38 am

bj on roids wrote:The weird double panhard bracket leaves me confused.

i think those things are meant to be shock mounts maybe? home-made looking..
there is some weird link mounts, or chopped off radius arm mounts in the front of it that are factory looking?

Post by JK » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:10 pm

To me it screams Nissan 4WD cos of the disk rears, single pot caliper behind the axle. Factory lower arm mounts are in the right spot. The pumpkin & 3rd member looks Jap. The upper mounts have all been removed with the custom 4-link brakets welded on.

Semi floater with the hub identical to GQ hubs.

Can't see the old Panhard mount but that could have been cut off when the mods were done.

The shock mounts have been modified.

I'd say early GQ.

Well... what is it???

Post by **Dozoor** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:14 pm

mmmm i reckon there the old shock mounts at the rear, old lower links at the front bottom ,and its probly the origonal upper link mounts and the setup was afour link in its origonal form aswell ,

Post by **Guy** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:14 pm

the errr .. "snout" part of the diff looks to be to short ... for a GQ ..

Mazda ???

Post by **Dozoor** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:17 pm

Only other way to tell Is the flame colour , Yellow nissan. Blue yota, orange USA.

Flick a match in the sucker so we can find out

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:09 pm

DirtPigs wrote:To me it screams Nissan 4WD cos of the disk rears, single pot caliper behind the axle. Factory lower arm mounts are in the right spot. The pumpkin & 3rd member looks Jap. The upper mounts have all been removed with the custom 4-link brakets welded on.

Semi floater with the hub identical to GQ hubs.

Can't see the old Panhard mount but that could have been cut off when the mods were done.

The shock mounts have been modified.

I'd say early GQ.

Well... what is it???

the brake plumbing is wrong fora GQ, they always join the flex to the hard line on a tag on the axle itself. the hub aint quite identical to GQ, slightly different, which is what made me think Navara 31 spliner.. But the carrier looks way too short to take a 9.25" ring gear.

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