Outer Limits 4x4 Board

can some 1 post a pic of a coil sprung and a leaf sprung gq axel from the front on veiw so i can see how the steering is set up if some 1 could do that itd be great
Cheers Bourkey

There are GQ's with a leaf front??

RockyF70 wrote:There are GQ's with a leaf front??

Yes

rock rover gq leaf sprung is exactly the same as your mq except the idler arm points towards the back of the car

and the coil sprung has drag link is same spot but with an arm straight from pitman arm to opposite side swivel hub just near the 4 king pin bolts on top of the hub

ps if you want gq leaf sprung front steering bits or diff pm chops he has a whole front end to be sold

so ur tellin me if i got a gq leaf sprung axel it would be easier to adapt to my mk and still get the wider track and strongwer drive line? as i am goin to run a spring over set up on my mk wanted to use gq axels
Cheers Bourkey

matge i think that you will find that gq leaf axels/diffs are the same width as mq ones. correct me if i'm wrong. Pretty sure the wider track came when they went to coils. gq leaf front diff would still be a whole lot better than mq tho.

i think gq leaf sprung are wider than mq
and a 60 series rear will do nicely in the rear

im not entirely sure but i know for a fact they arnt the same axel on the mks as the leaf gq they are a fully steel construction im hoping they are wider make my soa easier ..so if any 1 knows for sure can u plz let us know
Cheers Bourkey

y a sixty series badger cant i just stay nissan? or is a 60 a better diff?
cos i was just goin to run fully leaf gq axels front and back soa and a custom steering setup
Cheers Bourkey

Early GQ was just an MQ with a TD42, tha later ones have the same body but the chassis is actually pretty different and they do have a wider track

i say 60 series for the rear as it has the same offset as an mq.
whereas gq has a centred rear pumpkin, altho alot of ppls say u can run with the tail shaft offset im yet to see one that has passed engineering and going on you other posts i think you are keen to be legal

even if the front is only marginally wider it will still be stronger and wont have that gay cast bit to have to work with

yeah thats kool are the 60s the same width as the gqs? also the reason i wanted to run the gqs was to get rid of the cast shite outa the way the extra track was just a bonus but the reason i wanna use the leaves was i was hoping the steering wouldnt be too different also the sixtys already got soa perches? cos i kno some hiluxes did is this a toyota trait also how strong 60 diff/axels?
Cheers Bourkey

i think 60 is spua i kno the 75 diff i have out the back is

60 and gq are rather close
i also kno where there is a factory mk h260 but i think it is same size as mk front and they are HUGE almost to huge

60s is around 58.5" wide and the gq and 80s are arond 83.5

have to pic some1s brain as to how the steering set up is configured in the gus aposed to the gqs and then to the mks steering set up also if any 1 knows of any wide off set pumkin diffs suitible for the rear most appreciative
Cheers Bourkey

you can put your mq knuckles onto a gq front housing

you'll probably need to lengthen your tie rod or you'll be a bit pidgeon toed