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Will this work?

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Will this work?

Post by SuperCruiser »

Will my 1989 HJ75 diff centers with the factory cable diff locks fit into 80 series housings with 80's axles? I ask because I want to do a coil over conversion in the future ;)
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SuperCruiser wrote:Will my 1989 HJ75 diff centers with the factory cable diff locks fit into 80 series housings with 80's axles? I ask because I want to do a coil over conversion in the future ;)
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Post by dumbdunce »

the rear will fit, the front will not.

but

the front cable locker is the same as the rear so you should be able to sell it for enough to buy an air locker to put in the front 80 series housing.
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Post by tiler0172 »

i think the housing is different on the rear to but i am not shore
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Post by SuperCruiser »

ok Cheers for the help guys
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The long answer is no
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Post by SuperCruiser »

Ok, I have been thinking about this again guys. Sorry If I ask things in a such nub fashion but I'm learning :D
dumbdunce wrote:the rear will fit, the front will not.

but

the front cable locker is the same as the rear so you should be able to sell it for enough to buy an air locker to put in the front 80 series housing.
Cheers for the idea mate but I want to retain the both factory lockers...So if the rear fits, that's great! So what other options do I have have for the front? Can my front housing be modified with custom axles? Or can a front 80 diff housing be modified to suit my front center?
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Post by DR Frankenstine »

SuperCruiser wrote:Ok, I have been thinking about this again guys. Sorry If I ask things in a such nub fashion but I'm learning :D
dumbdunce wrote:the rear will fit, the front will not.

but

the front cable locker is the same as the rear so you should be able to sell it for enough to buy an air locker to put in the front 80 series housing.
Cheers for the idea mate but I want to retain the both factory lockers...So if the rear fits, that's great! So what other options do I have have for the front? Can my front housing be modified with custom axles? Or can a front 80 diff housing be modified to suit my front center?
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Post by oldmate »

the problem with the front in the 80 is the diff is a high pinion - needed to clear the tie rod. What I don't know though is if the diff will bolt in and the axle spines slot in regardless of the tie rod. If it does then it would be possible to relocate the tie rod to the front with a custom high steer setup - an option if you're going to lift greater than 4 inch. only other options are an air locker as mentioned, or a factory 80 series locker but they are electric and hard to come by.
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Post by GO79 »

Yes mate it will just have to do a lil grindin and add two more studs to the bolt holes in your diff i but will only fit in the rear diff
checks out ih8mud.com its been done a bit and done with the factory elitric lockers to
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Post by 80's_delirious »

short answer is NO
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Post by Harb »

and the inbetween answer is also no
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Post by a-frame81 »

I would imagine you could always cut the mounts off your old diffs and custom fab some coil mounts etc. Just my 2c. Easier than trying to fit your lockers into 80series diffs...
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Post by GO79 »

80's_delirious wrote:short answer is NO
Where are you getting this NO answer if heaps of people do it so it must be a YES
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