buying an 80 series

[Old Yella]

I'm on the lookout for a diesel 80 series and don't know a great deal about them

so I thought I would pick everyones brains on what are the better models,
and what problems should I look for.

cheers Rob

[A1]

Hey Rob give HYPO's old boy a call they are lookin at gettin another 80 turbo diesel GXL and will be gettin rid of there N/A Diesel DX .........


Im sure its got air con and all the other shite that ya after and after readin your wanted ad for 1 will be right on the money ya lookin at payin ..........




Dan .......................

[Old Yella]

I heard that the turbo GXL have 4 bolt mains and larger oil journals so maybe a DX is not what I want...... and this is the type of stuff I want to find out before I buy

[MissDrew]

93 or new as then you get the much better brakes.

GXL is so much more comfy then a dx that they are easly worth the extra $$$$

[80diesel4play]

Post 93' have bigger brakes.
Standard diesels models are generally all PART time 4wd - and therefore cheaper to run in the long term.
Turbo models have issues with bottom end wear.
The weak link is the front diff and the diff housing itself as its a forerunner diff centre and high pinion - weak in reverse.

Not much else - they are reliable and cost effective for wheeling.

[Old Yella]

thanks guys for the info

didn't the disc brake rears start in 92

and also I have been told that full time 4WD, ie GXL have problems with front axles wearing out , is this common.......

also another thing is I read somewhere about the DX model with the free wheeling hugs has a stronger gearbox/transfer......

Dan thanks for the offer of Hypos oldies rig but I'd prefer to eat rusty nails for breakfast before buying a car off a mate

[L,C 60]

The weak link is the front diff and the diff housing itself as its a forerunner diff centre and high pinion - weak in reverse.
.

The diffs in the 80 that everybody thinks are lux or 4runner ones are wrong.
The ones in the 80 are just a l;ittle bit smaller that the 60 ones but they are still bigger and stronger than the lux or 4runner ones.
Crown wheel and pinions are differant.
The 80 diff also will not fit in any other yota model

[MissDrew]

The 80 diff also will not fit in any other yota model

You ar ecorrect that the front diff in 80 is not a hilux diff, yed it is differnt but it will bolt straight into the front of a solid axle lux with no mods needed other then tail shaft length.

The rear will also bolt into other cruisers.

[Old Yella]

yeah I knew the front were high pinion and also an 8 inch crown wheel with stronger cv's than a lux

sweet thanks guys

[ORSM45]

so are all GXL's full time fwd?

[RV80]

so are all GXL's full time fwd?

Yes they are.