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shaved diffs
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:55 pm
by dvast8
well thanks to sam at overkill my zook ( serria tin top ) has shaved front and rear diffs he took about 45mm off the front one and about 30mm off the rear one this means that on 30inch bfg muddies i have the same diff clearance as my mates one which runs 32 inch bfg muddies
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:19 pm
by toysuzi
hey dvast8
hows it going
i did the same i shaved n it made me look an inch longer
if you want more inches shave it.
all jokes outter the way now.
how did the housing turn out ??
what was the cost per housing ?
any befor & after shots
daryl
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:22 pm
by RB zook
daryl wrote:hey dvast8
hows it going
how did the housing turn out ??
what was the cost per housing ?
any befor & after shots
daryl
i second that
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 10:55 pm
by Barathrum
hmmm
i wonder if i could shave my vit diffs
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:43 am
by OVERKILL ENG
After doing Cam's diffs I have done my rear and gained 35mm. on 33 inch tyres I have 290mm from the pumpkin to the ground.
I will take some photo's.
I also have a Vit housing that we have done out of a car so i can get some close ups.
SAM
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:34 am
by Barathrum
OVERKILL ENGINEERING wrote:I will take some photo's.
I also have a Vit housing that we have done out of a car so i can get some close ups.
SAM
excellent
clearance!
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:33 am
by Damo
Did you touch the crown wheel at all Sam?
I had a bit of a look at this a while back and it didn't seems as though you'd be able to cut 35mm off because the crown wheel was already pretty close to the bottom of the housing.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:59 am
by HRZOOK
Does shaving your diff make them more prone to cracking or spliting in the case of a heavy hit?
HRZOOK
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:02 am
by Damo
HRZOOK wrote:Does shaving your diff make them more prone to cracking or spliting in the case of a heavy hit?
HRZOOK
Not if they're welded up correctly. The process involves cutting off the round bottom of the housing and replacing it with a flat plate.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:55 pm
by antt
i took this pic of the front diff of my vitara that i shaved
seriously, this pic came from sam @ overkill
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:58 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
Thanks again antt.
There is still 5mm of clearance between the crown wheel and the housing
SAM
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:37 pm
by Midget
What did you guys do about the drain plug in the bottom?????
Jamie
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:38 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
What drain plug
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:48 pm
by Midget
Ok so you do away with the drain plug,How often do you expect to change the diff oil????
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:51 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
not often we made the bottom centre stud into a bolt and drain it that way
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:55 pm
by Midget
Oh ok very cool idea,I was starting to wonder if you did something like that or was going to use a vacuum pump...
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:55 pm
by Damo
OVERKILL ENGINEERING wrote:not often we made the bottom centre stud into a bolt and drain it that way
Pfft, if you were a REAL man you'd just suck the old gear oil out with a straw
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:58 pm
by antt
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:00 pm
by Damo
But welding upside down sucks. It'd be best to flip the zook on it's roof to do that.
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:35 pm
by Rhett
I shaved my front diff and have a touch over 280mm clearence but my 33s are fairly flat. Well worth it Id say. pics of mine in the topic hilux diffs on suzi diffs. ( i don't know how to link)