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hilux gear driven cases!! strength???

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:20 pm
by mikesmith
hi guys

looking at putting a set of early gear driven hilux cases duals setup under my gq xtra cab.

just wondering how they are strength wise?? will i break the cases at all??

gq has a 350 chev and turbo 350 auto.

chev is only a mild unit with around 300 hp.

very keen on this setup but dont want to be forever fixes because they are broken.

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:29 pm
by RUFF
First it will break the rear output shaft, There is a Chromo Upgrade for this, Then it will break the Input shaft, There is also an upgrade for this, Then it will either break the gears or again the Upgraded Chromo Rear output. If it doesnt break either of these it will break the front output and there is no upgrade currently available for this.

In something as heavy as a GQ with 300HP its not a good choice. I have seen Hiluxs with stock 22R 4Cyl break the outputs.

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:30 pm
by mikesmith
hmm thats no good then

anyone want to buy a gearbox??

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:41 pm
by professor
to spend all that cash on upgrading the hilux transfer you could save a few more dollars and buy a stak transfer from america.

I know I wish i did, dont get me wrong the hilux transfer is reasonably stong but any time you go upgraging it ends up cheeper to go dearer :? :lol: you know what I mean :)

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:05 pm
by Sic Lux
professor wrote:you know what I mean :)
Valvoline :?:
Isn't there a dual case adapter for the gq transfers, If not there is also an atlas case from the states looks good but don't know what there like cost wise.

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:18 pm
by mikesmith
are they really that weak??

i am only going to run say 36 or 37's

it will be an auto so no clutch dumps

and it is only a ute so no massive body hanging everywhere.

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:08 pm
by chunderlicious
some people dont have any trouble at all with the strength and they ive long happy lives. other people break them regularily

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:16 pm
by Sic Lux
The only time i seen one fail was i think a 2nd gear :?: side step off the clutch at full noise. With the auto why not just run your nissan case it should crawl along ok.

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:15 pm
by mikesmith
if i keep the auto i have Turbo 350 u cannot get adaptors for the nissan case.

only the toyota cases.

i would have to sell it and get a turbo 400 or 700

may as well just go manual