60 diffs under a 40 where to mount shocks

Post by **pcman** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:19 am

brought a set of 60 diffs premodded to bolt under my 40 but theres no shocker mounts

i was thinkin about getting some weldon mounts from one of the 4x4 joints that make em and then i can position them lower so i can run a bit longer shock

whats the normal thing to do someone said run rear spring plates and use that but thats like 6" further than stock and well i dont need shocks that long

any ideas

Post by **bad_religion_au** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:26 pm

pcman wrote:
whats the normal thing to do someone said run rear spring plates and use that but thats like 6" further than stock and well i dont need shocks that long

any ideas

everyone needs shocks that long

Post by **hokey** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:36 pm

You talking front or back?

Post by **pcman** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:41 pm

front

rear is all standard so its all good

60 front diff doesnt have the shock mounts ontop of the housing like the 40

Post by **hokey** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:23 pm

Well i had a thread about this a while ago with a picture of one but the picture isn't working so the link is pretty useless. the one i was showed was i think just like C section steel (prob just get box and cut one edge off|) that he had welded onto the tube. so when u look down on the mount you see the C shape. he then just drilled holes through it and mounted the shock this way. i ended up just rewelding my schock mount back together instead of making a whole new one. hope this helped

Post by **Hardcorr** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:31 am

pcman, I'm thinking about doing this same mod. I've got a complete 60 to use for donor parts. Any chance of you taking some photo's of the diffs with the mods to them and sending them up.
Running the tape over them, the spring mount near the pumpkin looks like it has to be a slight way up the centre. Be interested to see how the mods were done.
Send to corry@corrysplace.com if possible.

Much appreciated,
Corry

Post by **pcman** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:57 am

cheers hokey ill see what i come up with tho plans may have changed

ill get you some pics corry and email you

mine where premodified picked them up for a good price considering they are ready to bolt in

Post by **hokey** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:42 am

Just get daz to do a coil setup for you

Leaves are old

Post by **bad_religion_au** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:22 pm

hokey wrote:Just get daz to do a coil setup for you
Leaves are old

coils are over rated. leaves have been on the rocks since before coils were invented, and they're still running strong

Post by **hokey** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:28 pm

Yeh but i like more higher speed stuff like winch challenges and OBC but maybe thats not for pcman???

Post by **midi73** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:31 pm

pcman wrote:brought a set of 60 diffs premodded to bolt under my 40

How has this been done on the front? I was going to do this on my 73 series but was told it wouldnt work successfully because the right hand spring mount would ride up the pumpkin, making it all uneven.
Could you get me some pics of what has been done.
Cheers.
Dave.

Post by **midi73** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:17 pm

Hello.

Post by **pcman** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:44 pm

patience sunshine

ill get some pics in daylight tomorrow and post up

Post by **Shadow** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:31 pm

midi73 wrote:
pcman wrote:brought a set of 60 diffs premodded to bolt under my 40
How has this been done on the front? I was going to do this on my 73 series but was told it wouldnt work successfully because the right hand spring mount would ride up the pumpkin, making it all uneven.
Could you get me some pics of what has been done.
Cheers.
Dave.

theres an easy fix for this

spring it over then you can make the spring mounts even again.

Post by **pcman** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:26 am

mines even and spring under
will take pics and post in daylight
ive got the front diff sitting in place but not bolted up yet
rear diff is awaiting discs so its in the shed on stands so ill take pics of it aswell

i dunno if he is on here buty he is signed up on 3rd rock rogues he is the guy i got the diffs from so drop him a pm im sure he can tell you more than i can

Post by **midi73** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:46 am

Sounds good look forward to pics

Post by **Shadow** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:49 am

midi73 wrote:Sounds good look forward to pics

All you would have to do is make the spring perch the same distance from the midline of the diff on both sides(a truss across the underside of the diff.

easy to do, but you lose alot of ground clearance.

If you spring over and put a truss over the top if the diff all you are doing is increaseing your lift

(may mean you need a flatter spring pack).

Post by **pcman** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:02 pm

cant post pics here so i posted them over at 3rd rock

http://www.3rdrock4x4.com/forum/viewtop ... 4596#14596

Post by **Shadow** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:13 pm

pcman wrote:cant post pics here so i posted them over at 3rd rock

http://www.3rdrock4x4.com/forum/viewtop ... 4596#14596

theres no pics there

Post by **RAY185** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:44 pm

Shadow wrote:
pcman wrote:cant post pics here so i posted them over at 3rd rock

http://www.3rdrock4x4.com/forum/viewtop ... 4596#14596
theres no pics there

You have to sign in to view pics.

Post by **pcman** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:48 pm

sorry guys yeah ya need to sign up
from top to bottom

ps normal easy to do
ds from behind the diff ubolt will actually go over the side of the center
ds front inner
ds front above

Post by **Shadow** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:58 pm

does the 73 series have an even smaller chassis spacing?

Post by **pcman** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:22 pm

pretty sure 73 is the same width as a 40

Post by **Shadow** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:16 pm

are you going to use square ubolts over the ubolt perch thingo, or round ones over the axle tube?

Cause it looks like square ubolts will work on the spring perch hard up agains the diff centre, but obviously round ones wont. (you have round ones in the first pic, are these just temporary?)

Post by **pcman** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:48 pm

im using the round ones on the passanger side as there brand new only been on my 40 for a few weeks
but drivers side will both be square just havnt got them yet

Post by **midi73** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:47 pm

Thanks for those pics. Do you know if they used the origional mounts moved in or made up new ones.
Cheers.
Dave.

Post by **pcman** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:23 pm

there origional but have been chopped to sit up on the pumpkin and not raise it higher than stock

Post by **midi73** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:59 pm

Ok. I was looking at the 60 diffs that I have, and I cant see how they can be chopped anymore than they are. I will post a pic tomorrow.

Post by **midi73** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:28 pm

midi73 wrote:Ok. I was looking at the 60 diffs that I have, and I cant see how they can be chopped anymore than they are. I will post a pic tomorrow.

Ok, here are some pics of standard 60 housing
Maybe there is enough room to cut it out. But I am not sure.

Post by **midi73** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:35 pm

Could you post a pic of yours from the angle of the second pic.
Cheers.
Dave.

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