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GQ DIFF WEIGHTS

Post by tuf045 »

What does a complete gq front diff weigh in at with brake calipers
also after the same for the rear?
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around 220kg front and 180kg rear
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Post by Madmac »

DAMKIA wrote:around 220kg front and 180kg rear
surely there not heavy, if they are im stronger than i thought, i picked one up once and im sure i couldnt lift 220kg, sure i struggled to lift it off the ground, but i would of guessed about 120-140kgs, maybe i just ODed on weet bix that day
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hi-luxmadness wrote:
DAMKIA wrote:around 220kg front and 180kg rear
surely there not heavy, if they are im stronger than i thought, i picked one up once and im sure i couldnt lift 220kg, sure i struggled to lift it off the ground, but i would of guessed about 120-140kgs, maybe i just ODed on weet bix that day
I weighed a gu diff with the bigger brakes and heaps of reinforcing a nd it came in at 245kgs.
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if they weight that much im superman :armsup:
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Post by Rhett »

may be somone is getting kg and lbs mixed up :?:
Its a wheelbase thing
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Post by bru21 »

not possible, i lifed one end of mine heaps of times moving them about. i weigh 69kg no ways i am lifting 100+kg :roll:
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DAMKIA wrote:around 220kg front and 180kg rear
mate just wondering if you have wieghed them?
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tuf045 wrote:
DAMKIA wrote:around 220kg front and 180kg rear
mate just wondering if you have wieghed them?

i think kia has gone to his brain...
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MADZUKI wrote:
tuf045 wrote:
DAMKIA wrote:around 220kg front and 180kg rear
mate just wondering if you have wieghed them?

i think kia has gone to his brain...
The weights were what I was told, I haven't actually weighed them. I could be out 20-30 kg each end, but I doubt whether it would be much more than that. FWIW I measured how much my suspension dropped with both of them in the back (curiousity only, after geting the mofos into the back if the Kia), it was about 1.9" with 225lb/inch springs in the rear, makes a best guess estimate of ~400 kg for the two (about what I was told). The rest was an eyeball split of the weight difference between the two.

By all means if you have the facilities to accurately weigh them individually please do and I'll pull my head in.............
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DAMKIA wrote:
MADZUKI wrote:
tuf045 wrote:
DAMKIA wrote:around 220kg front and 180kg rear
mate just wondering if you have wieghed them?

i think kia has gone to his brain...
The weights were what I was told, I haven't actually weighed them. I could be out 20-30 kg each end, but I doubt whether it would be much more than that. FWIW I measured how much my suspension dropped with both of them in the back (curiousity only, after geting the mofos into the back if the Kia), it was about 1.9" with 225lb/inch springs in the rear, makes a best guess estimate of ~400 kg for the two (about what I was told). The rest was an eyeball split of the weight difference between the two.
mate personally i think that you are right with the weights!


By all means if you have the facilities to accurately weigh them individually please do and I'll pull my head in.............
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Post by Wendle »

something doesn't sound right here..
a pait of unimog 404 axles with all the torque tube stuff included on a pallet weighs in at 500kg...
i can't see the nissan stuff being anywhere near that..
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Post by chunderlicious »

i reckon itd be pretty close to 100, after moving them around a few times theyre farkin heavy. i pulled out mulls rear MQ centre and under the car it was definately a two hand job to let it down to the ground (i reckon it would have been 30 kilos)
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Post by jeep97tj »

I’m not 100% sure, but I think they weigh more than a duck :finger:

surely some one has a set of spare diffs and some bathroom scales?
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tryed that

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jeep97tj wrote:I’m not 100% sure, but I think they weigh more than a duck :finger:

surely some one has a set of spare diffs and some bathroom scales?
mate have tryed that and they easily max out 120kg bathroom scales and before you ask yes i was weighing one at a time.
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Post by ozy1 »

surely to give yourself a rough idea, you could see how many times and how far the batheroom scales go round to give you a rough weight,
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ozy1 wrote:surely to give yourself a rough idea, you could see how many times and how far the batheroom scales go round to give you a rough weight,
about 15rpm
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DAMKIA wrote:
ozy1 wrote:surely to give yourself a rough idea, you could see how many times and how far the batheroom scales go round to give you a rough weight,
about 15rpm
nice, but if the diffs are around 200kg's the scales should only get close to going twice round, so it would be a fir indication, unless he is using digital scales, that go out on error
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Post by jeep97tj »

So who is gona take 1 for the team and strip their diffs down and weigh all the separate pieces??

Front mog weighs 197kg rear 180kg. They cant weigh more than a mog
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tuf045 wrote:
jeep97tj wrote:I’m not 100% sure, but I think they weigh more than a duck :finger:

surely some one has a set of spare diffs and some bathroom scales?
mate have tryed that and they easily max out 120kg bathroom scales and before you ask yes i was weighing one at a time.
Did u try getting off the scales your self? :finger: :D
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jeep97tj wrote:
tuf045 wrote:
jeep97tj wrote:I’m not 100% sure, but I think they weigh more than a duck :finger:

surely some one has a set of spare diffs and some bathroom scales?
mate have tryed that and they easily max out 120kg bathroom scales and before you ask yes i was weighing one at a time.
Did u try getting off the scales your self? :finger: :D
striped a gu rear (big one) and weighed it all in peices and it came in at 145kg including brakes.
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i lifted a couple of GQ diffs onto a trailer with another guy...... took 3 of us to lift the front diff..... 2 of us managed the rear one..... heavy bastards!!
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RoeDao wrote:i lifted a couple of GQ diffs onto a trailer with another guy...... took 3 of us to lift the front diff..... 2 of us managed the rear one..... heavy bastards!!
I ended up having to come back, when the guy I bought them from could organise an engine hoist..............
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Post by jeep97tj »

Used a bobcat to lift the mogs off the trailer, 2 of us tried to lift them off the trailer, but when we felt our insides trying to shoot out our ass :shock: ....
We managed to drag them along the floor though :)
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Post by TUFFRANGIE »

Front 4.1 diff centre complete with detroit weighs about 35kg, i sent one to brisbane

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jeep97tj wrote:Used a bobcat to lift the mogs off the trailer, 2 of us tried to lift them off the trailer, but when we felt our insides trying to shoot out our ass :shock: ....
We managed to drag them along the floor though :)
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Post by Wooders »

Wendle wrote:something doesn't sound right here..
a pait of unimog 404 axles with all the torque tube stuff included on a pallet weighs in at 500kg...
i can't see the nissan stuff being anywhere near that..
Huh - mine on the pallet with both torque tubes, 2x spare knuckles, 2X spare portal boxes and steering linkages was 795kg.......and I have the danged invoices ta prove it :(.

Not saying I don't believe ya, cause I just rated the mogs as "bloody heavy", but something don't add up.......but that could be the shipping company just ripping me of a bit more ;)
jeep97tj wrote:Used a bobcat to lift the mogs off the trailer, 2 of us tried to lift them off the trailer, but when we felt our insides trying to shoot out our ass :shock: ....
We managed to drag them along the floor though :)
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