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patrol diff center in cruiser rear diff? how do i do it.
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:55 am
by g60ish
i read somewhere that this was being done a bit. am fitting gq diffs to my g60 with mq 5 speed. would like to keep the same offset. i cant find the original post. thanks in advance ray
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:57 am
by WICKED
So you wanna put a GQ centre into a LC60's housing to keep the offset?
Why not use the the LC60's gear completly?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:18 am
by 1MadEngineer
WICKED wrote:
Why not use the the LC60's gear completly?
exactly?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:24 am
by RMP&O
or MQ diffs....
he may not want the TLC junk in his Nissan!
or maybe he just has the GQ ones laying around...

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:11 pm
by g60ish
ok prob should give a better explanation. i already have mq arb'd 4.6s in it.
I recently went from 35x12 trepadores to 37x14.5 creepys and am now finding a lot of tyre rub. i should have installed wider diffs before but now need them. i have gq 4.1s front and rear diff and also have a set of 60 series diffs laying around. i also have a tight mk lsd in a 4.6 center. while i would like to retain all nissan bits . i would like both pumpkins in the same offset idealy for ease of driveshaft angles . my original plan was mod the rear mq locker to fit a gq front and leaf spring it. if i was to retain 4.1s i would just use gq front and 60s rear but i like my 4.6s. what i read went along the lins of comp guys are using patrol centers because lc centers are weak so they use troll ones by swapping locker splines. have searched and cant find anyone who makes a 4.6 for a lc or a 4.5 for a troll. 4.8s are too for me and 4.3s to low. any other suggestions for better geared wider diffs. oh and as for toyota bits in my nissan I'd prefer not to but i do like the idea of wheels not flying off when you snap a rear axle. (its scary on the high way) thanks
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:38 pm
by WICKED
I've got a GQ Leaf diff with an MQ centre and AirLocker in the front my MQ. I've not broken it yet but it worry's me.
Time again 60's front, Less to worry about.
As for gearing for the LC stuff ask/look at
www.locktup4x4.com.au
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:46 pm
by g60ish
cheers wicked. why would you 60s the front? so you can longfield it? how did you make the center fit? when i look at the front gq and rear mq gears are oppisite directions. i hope im wrong.
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:53 pm
by WICKED
g60ish wrote:cheers wicked. why would you 60s the front? so you can longfield it? how did you make the center fit? when i look at the front gq and rear mq gears are oppisite directions. i hope im wrong.
It's the MQ 3rd Member, gear's, C/w&P and Locker in a GQ leaf housing. See if I can find it for you...
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:26 am
by g60ish
any luck finding pics or links bud?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:25 pm
by nastytroll
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:18 pm
by g60ish
thanks
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:19 pm
by g60ish
thanks
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:00 am
by WICKED
Thanks for that Nasty.
There is a thread somewhere explaining how I did it, somewhere. Just can't find it! LOL
Hope the pic's answer your question