Outer Limits 4x4 Board

have just found this online

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Toyota-Hilux-89- ... dZViewItem

and was wondering if they are a good candidate for a solid axel conversion and rear diff upgrade (to allow for a locker etc) for my fezII?

No ratio specified and it WONT be 5.285 : 1, which is what you need to match the front.

So........

new crownwheel and pinion $500
Six stud wheels - say $100 for second hand
shift the spring pads on the Hilux diff
add bumpstop pads to Hilux diff
new U bolts
modify bottom U bolt plate
shorten tail shaft
adapter from Daihatsu tailshaft to Hilux diff ( that I can give you..... )
new hard brake lines.
Make new handbrake cables
fix F@#$%^ Hilux rear brakes ( at least for the first 50 km )
make and put in a solid pinion spacer
and is it a "big bearing" late model centre ?

Add locker ( after all thats why you did it... ) mechanical $500 air 1300
Get it fitted by a diff place $500
compressor if airlocker $200
wire the system up if airlocker

and what a bugger six stud rears 5 stud fronts..... unless of course you make special 5 stud axles and may as well make them out of HiTuff whilst your at it.....

If its a widetrack, width will be OK if its the RIGHT hilux model - widths varied over the years.

Doesn't sound so easy does it ? - been there, done that

Mighty mouse - Outerlimit's very own soured, bitter, cranky fart that ruins everyones dreams with the cold harsh reality, of the royal PITA that is owning a Daihatsu 4x4.



Did I miss anything?

But I think he's asking about chucking a hilux axle under the front as well to give it a solid or live front end?

You appear to be making it sound like he's just replacing the front diff but keeping the same cv's and IFS setup... Or did I misread?

Well the auction is for a rear axle only. But 1st post mentions solid axle conversion. So its all very confusing. Maybe he wants to put the hilux rear in the front of his fez and make a push-me-pull-you

Perhaps I should have clicked the link and took a peek at the auction...

Mike is a mate of mine and (i think) if he were buying hilux axles he'd be aiming for a solid conversion BUT he could also be just wanting to get a locker in there!

RockyF70 wrote:Mighty mouse - Outerlimit's very own soured, bitter, cranky fart that ruins everyones dreams with the cold harsh reality, of the royal PITA that is owning a Daihatsu 4x4.



Did I miss anything?

Not a very flattering description - but I don't make this stuff up - I have actually done this and whilst I may seem the "Grumpy Old Man" its the plain straight up front truth as I see it.

Best people understand the challenges before they part out their money and end up with a unworkable or unfinishable vehicle.

If I was less attached to Daihatsu I could have given up a long time ago and built a Sierra or Vitarra - but I persist..... and will continue to - and with all the work I have done the Feroza does work on and off the road.

Look on the postive side - if anyones prepared to go to the effort of doing some serious work on their Feroza - I can save them lots and lots of time and minimise the f@#kups.