Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi all.
does anyone know if you can get a difflock for a lj sierra, or if their diff centres are the same as a 1lt sierra?

cheers mark..

yes, same as 1.0 litre. and i know someone who has a factory lsd lying around for said model.

Sorry Joe, I'm not about to put my c()ck on a block over this......but I thought they were different, willing to be told otherwise.

Some European model LJ80's came out with a cable actuated difflock, though I think it was only for the rear end.

Failing that just lock the bastard CIG style, worked a treat for mine.....it was the one on Funniest Home Videos, last saturday night!

Dano.

OK...just reread mud4b's post........saying diff "centre"



Don't know about that one.

Dano.

I think we still have a pair of cable ones here but not sure what condition they are in.

joeblow wrote:yes, same as 1.0 litre. and i know someone who has a factory lsd lying around for said model.

Cheers man even a lsd will do it i guess.
cheers mark

dano80 wrote:Sorry Joe, I'm not about to put my c()ck on a block over this......but I thought they were different, willing to be told otherwise.

Some European model LJ80's came out with a cable actuated difflock, though I think it was only for the rear end.

Failing that just lock the bastard CIG style, worked a treat for mine.....it was the one on Funniest Home Videos, last saturday night!

Dano.

Thought about that but i cant do that.. its not actually either of these im doing it to.. since i cant get a decent 4wd(im talking my standards and needs here) at this point im buying a 99 and up suzuki carry ute 4wd/awd.. i used to own the same style van and when we blew the diff up from skids i worked out they are exactly the same as a lj centre just different ratios.

cheers mark

dano80 wrote:OK...just reread mud4b's post........saying diff "centre"



Don't know about that one.

Dano.

Huh..
is this a spelling thing again?

cheers mark

Mudbits wrote:I think we still have a pair of cable ones here but not sure what condition they are in.

Hi bud.
are you keen on selling them? i can get them to work if they are broken.

cheers mark

dano80 wrote: Some European model LJ80's came out with a cable actuated difflock, though I think it was only for the rear end.
Dano.

well yes and no !
all germans suzuki ( the ones with brake drum on the t-case ) have a locking
device for the rear diff. .
witch is a parking device !!!!
the german legislation says the park break must be applied on both of the
rear wheels . since there's a split with the diff. .
so yes it's locker .... but not for the heavy right footer !!!
some guys in norway i believe , modified it to make it stronger .
the system itself is proven , simple and effective .
the teeth that engage the sleeve into the diff. needs to be deeper and wider .
i have one in my lj , it's been working fine so far ....

This is the same story with canadian NT sierras.

Steve.

Thanks for the correction.......

Was sort half right, very interesting facts.

Mud4b, was not a spelling thing, it was a reading thing.....me not reading it properly!!!!

Dano

Gwagensteve wrote:This is the same story with canadian NT sierras.

Steve.

good to know ....

what NT stands for ?

Narrow Track - eariler than the middle of 1988 for us here in australia.

After mid 1988, sierra's were fitted with a rear wheel handbrake, so they didn't require the locker.

Steve.

thanks .

Can only find one at the moment but here it is. Has a few teeth missing off the crown wheel. Will sell for $400 NZD.

Mudbits wrote:Will sell for $400 NZD.

That's only $35AUD

tHey don't look factory- I assume they are NZ made?

Apparently Toney roberts, who built the roberts diff lock, which became the ARB Air Locker, used to do LJ50 lockers in the late 70's. I've never seen the advertised, and my 4WD magazine reading only goes back to the early/mid 80's where I think he was only advertising toyota applications.

Steve.

Yes they were built here in NZ.

Like Joe says, 1 litre Lockright. I used Lockright 1520 in my LJ50 (also installed them in my mate's LJ50) front and rear in both cars. There's a slight difference in the carriers from LJ to 1 litre and this caused the first Lockright to smash into tiny pieces. You need to use 1 litre carriers in LJ diff centres (to get the ratio) and if you can get Stockman back end you shouldn't break so many axles as they're the same size as Sierra rear, if not you'll need to use 2 1 litre front carriers and stock up on axles. I would prefer a cable locker but that was too hard to make. Tried welded for a while but twisted 2 Stockman axles with a 2 stroke motor. Also it used to "bind" the driveline on really big rocks (lack of differentiation) and stall the little 2 stroke. No such probs with Lockrights.
So Joe any info on the LSD ? Is it Carry?

Mudbits wrote:Can only find one at the moment but here it is. Has a few teeth missing off the crown wheel. Will sell for $400 NZD.

more pics please !!!!!

Bugger, all of a sudden I wish i still had my LJ, this means I could have had a locker that I could have switched off!!!

Dano.