can you change lsd from rear/front of hilux

[83-mud-lux]

i own a 83 hilux and hav another hilux (89 sr5) with a lsd in the rear an was wondering if it is possile to put the lsd in the front of the 83 luxy thank u

[SIMMO84]

front and rears are the same through all leaf front hiluxs but the 89 will be a different ratio

[Sic Lux]

yeah may need to change the Lsd part of the diff into you original diff, but doable

[SIMMO84]

You can even put a lsd center from a ifs hilux in to your housing just need some bearings to suit (paid about $12 a bearing last week)

[83-mud-lux]

alright then thx 4 the info on that i will change the lsd part i thinki done that with the one in the rear of the 83 so thx again

[Highway-Star]

Got an LSD in the front of fathers '84 Hilux.

Had to cut one of the axle shafts shorter (about 5mm off the splined inner end) to get the axle to sit far enough into the LSD centre. Its because the LSD has a centre block or cross shaft (cant remember which) that prevents one of the shafts going far enough in. Anyway seems all good now.

Here is a thread from when I was fitting it:
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic127266

[SIMMO84]

Highway star, you said it has been rebuiilt quite tight did you put a spacer in it? im in the process at the moment and managed to get a nearly 3mm spacer in there the last one i did only had about a 1mm spacer and was disapointed. hows yours holding up?

[SIMMO84]

And also did it affect steering?

[RUFF]

front and rears are the same through all leaf front hiluxs but the 89 will be a different ratio

Unless the 89 is a petrol and then stock ratios are the same between the 2 models.

[Highway-Star]

And also did it affect steering?

We did not do the LSD. Dad had someone else do it. SO cannot help you there sorry.

We have not had the car on the road yet . But just driving it around the yard it steers as easy as pie (my Sierra with open diffs is harder to turn, with its non-power steer). It has powersteer and crossover highseteer if that makes any difference.

Edit:
I should also add that the LSD seemed tight when we put it in. But with everything setup and asembled now (wheels on etc), the LSD can "break" with two people (1 holds one end still, and the other pushes the other side). Its still tighter than most toyota LSDs ive played with on standard Hiluxs (only about 4 or so Ive looked at). This is very hard to do with the axle now bolted in the car though.

[83-mud-lux]

in the rear of mine i shimmed it about 5mm and it works excellent but they wear out quickly when ur lifting wheels so hav to be careful with that.