Outer Limits 4x4 Board

has anyone done this before and how much wider are they to the hilux diffs

and would it be engineable

welcome to last month....
check hypoluxs buildup in the members section
big38l is doing the swap aswell i think

GQs are about 200mm wider then early hilux

I ran Gq leaf spring diff out of a ute which are

only 100mm wider

MYV84B
what is your sit about a 7" lift or so

wishlist would be
gq diff on 7" coils or a overkill coilover's

wot was that matt how much Lift i have ?

2inch bodylift

not sure on how much lift

will b lower once i short out a auto tranny tailshaft clearence

tailshaft binds underfull travel


yep coils allround

I don't want to highjack this thread but I'm in the process of putting GU axles under a lux using leaf springs not coils.

I read somewhere on here in the past about the dropped hanger Hypolux made for his rig and how he made it wider than standard to accept the Patrol axles. I've searched for the last 3 days to try and find that post but have been unable to locate it. does anyone know how much wider hypo's drop hanger is?

The attached image is of my Lux with the patrol axle sitting in front (and centeral). Both axles have the same tyres fitted so this may give you an indication of how much wider the GU axle is.

Thinks its 7.5" wider and the problem when runing front leafs is the perch has to be offset to the pumpkin which makes things difficult

4sum4 wrote:Thinks its 7.5" wider and the problem when runing front leafs is the perch has to be offset to the pumpkin which makes things difficult

out board the springs like i did or link it heaps easy

out board the front springs, i am going with 80 series diffs and I left them at standard width

as you can see with the picture the perch is nearly on top of the diff - makes it hard yet not impossible to get u-bolts around

bubs wrote:out board the front springs, i am going with 80 series diffs and I left them at standard width

as you can see with the picture the perch is nearly on top of the diff - makes it hard yet not impossible to get u-bolts around

Put the bolts at the front at the front thats what I`m doing now ,100% clearance under diff

I'm trying to put 80 series under a lux and will be outboarding spring perches. Probably run a 2" drop hanger at front, IFS leaves but with centre hole 2" forward.

Due to the length of the spring I am pretty sure, but not certain, that the shackle end of the spring will still sit under chassis because of how the chassis is wider at this point. So there hopefully won't be any messy shackle mounts hanging off the side of the chassis, and simpler to make.

Engineer required me to outboard springs BTW.

Hypolux

From you comment I take it that it was quite difficult to fit the axle using leafs. Was the end result worth it or would you go a 5 link if you did it again. Also, how much wider was your spring hanger than std?

vrunner wrote:Hypolux

From you comment I take it that it was quite difficult to fit the axle using leafs. Was the end result worth it or would you go a 5 link if you did it again. Also, how much wider was your spring hanger than std?

PM I think

vrunner wrote:Hypolux

From you comment I take it that it was quite difficult to fit the axle using leafs. Was the end result worth it or would you go a 5 link if you did it again. Also, how much wider was your spring hanger than std?

wasnt difficult i just wish i didnt have 2 have the shackle mount under tha chassis but i got plans 2 change it...

i dont know anything bout link suspensions so i woodnt attempt a 5link + i dont like the feel of a coil front i am happy with the leaves..

and yes it was worth the extra effort 2 use leaves coz after a bit of sorting it woill b good

Thanks for the info Hypolux.

Is there anything that you can advise me to do or not to do as I'm starting this weekend to put the Patrol axles under the lux.

BTW I'm still trying to find out how much wider than std your hanger is. I've worked out that I need another 120mm in the width.

dunno off hand ill b over the oldies workin on it sometime over the weekend ill measuree them 4 u

Thanks Hypolux