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swapping front diff housings, any tips?

Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 9:55 pm
by CRUSHU
I have just finished swapping the rear diff housing tonight, and will swap the front diff housing tommorrow. is it much the same as the rear? jack up body and support it, jack up diff, undo brakelines, steering, tail shaft, shocks, sway bars and control arms? all pretty straight forward?

I also have to swap the front brakes and hubs over, also fairly easy?

My patrol is a 92 with the big front brakes, auto hubs, standard front diff, and factory locker rear.

the new diffs are out of a early model, with the small brakes, manual hubs, and airlockers front and rear.

thanks

Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:33 am
by bazzle
You "may" need to swap diff flanges to suit .

Bazzle

Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:48 am
by Daisy
bazzle wrote:You "may" need to swap diff flanges to suit .

Bazzle


flanges i belive are all teh same on all 4.2 models.. the 2.8 and the rb30 motor patrols are the ones with the smaller flanges.

TOM

Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 9:25 pm
by CRUSHU
didn't have to do the front in the end, as the air hose is in the centre, not the housing :oops: all that worry for nuthin'.

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 7:17 pm
by Hoonz
:rofl: