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Is it possible to put 60 series diff centres into 80 series housings and if not why?

Can only fit a 60 series diff in the rear of an 80s

Cant in the 80's front as have a high pinon (simliar to hilux carrier) so its not possible.

Daisy wrote:Can only fit a 60 series diff in the rear of an 80s

Cant in the 80's front as have a high pinon (simliar to hilux carrier) so its not possible.

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another challenge laid down

can always splice the whole pumpkin in, pretty sure a few guys on here have done it.

The reason I ask is that I'm trying to decide to SOA the old girl or go coils.

If I go the coils then the idea was to use the 80 series housings to so I would not have to stuff around too much on the housings with pearches, other brackets, geometry and get 30mm increased track into the bargin. Plus I already have dual lockers and dont wat to fork out for two more.

Nev62 wrote:The reason I ask is that I'm trying to decide to SOA the old girl or go coils.

If I go the coils then the idea was to use the 80 series housings to so I would not have to stuff around too much on the housings with pearches, other brackets, geometry and get 30mm increased track into the bargin. Plus I already have dual lockers and dont wat to fork out for two more.

Keep your diffs and fit coilovers.

Shadow wrote:

Daisy wrote:Can only fit a 60 series diff in the rear of an 80s

Cant in the 80's front as have a high pinon (simliar to hilux carrier) so its not possible.

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another challenge laid down

can always splice the whole pumpkin in, pretty sure a few guys on here have done it.

Lol, you love these challenges dont you. Ive got a challenge for you. Graft a 100 series rear pumpkin into an 80 front for me, free of charge.

Edit.
Oh just to keep the challenge up I want to keep standard front axles but also keep the same wheel track.

Wally Redevo a.k.a (80ute) does a hybrid front diff that is a flipped 80 housing with a grafted in GQ centre and 80 side gears, 80 C.V's and axles, there is a hell of alot of work that goes into doing this conversion and i think a open hybrid diff will run somewhere close to 5K without gears and lockers.

Ben

Evil 73 wrote:Wally Redevo a.k.a (80ute) does a hybrid front diff that is a flipped 80 housing with a grafted in GQ centre and 80 side gears, 80 C.V's and axles, there is a hell of alot of work that goes into doing this conversion and i think a open hybrid diff will run somewhere close to 5K without gears and lockers.

Ben

Yes it is not cheap is it. If he went to that trouble, why didnt he go 100 rear centre with 80 side gears? I understand that they are stronger than the GQ. Or did he do it before they were readily available.

These have been around for probably 6-8 years AFAIK, so i guess yeah it probably was before other [parts where available.

Just for the record the 100 series factory locker diffs are actually a different size to a standard diff and the 3rd member will not just fit straight into a standard 100 housing or an 80 housing.

Ben

Evil 73 wrote:These have been around for probably 6-8 years AFAIK, so i guess yeah it probably was before other [parts where available.

Just for the record the 100 series factory locker diffs are actually a different size to a standard diff and the 3rd member will not just fit straight into a standard 100 housing or an 80 housing.

Ben

Did you find that out the hard way?
Good info, thanks for that. When I do the 80 chassis swap on my midi I am planning on using the 100 centre and axles in the 80 housing with redrilled hub axle studs.
Hey have you got info on what you did to make the midi fit onto the 80 chassis? It looks great.
Cheers.

put GQ diffs under it there cheap or if u r worried about strength GU

SPOA or Coils on 60 Diffs.

GQ not worth the effort. ya can't built a GQ to the strenght of a 60s for the same cost and ya already have the 60s gear.