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hey, i am looking at shortening a GQ rear diff housing to match the width of my hilux diffs.
Has anyone else done this, or have any helpfull info.

i was thinking of using the GQ centre but using either hilux or landcrusier outers and brakes, so i don't have to set up transfer case handbrake.

would the hilux axle splines match up to the GQ centre?

if i need custom axles i think i will go with cruiser hubs so i get full floating rear end. Anyone know what a set of custom axles would set me back?

thanks
steve

FIrstly I have a GQ shorty so I am nissan biased but...

Have you looked into just beefing up your lux diffs with aftermarket goodies. I would imagine this would be far less fidley and time consuming.

The benefit of having a gq diffs under something is their strength and width. Once you cancel out the width part you are left with strength. Many will tell you here that toyota gear can be made fairly strong (stronger than nissan ??), while I don't know exactly what you would need - I would imagine it would be much easier than shortening a GQ housing.....

Maybe you want a G60 rear diff. It's an H260, just as beefy as in a GQ. I have two here, one open, one welded. Dunno what offset you need though.

Why cant you just use the extra width? Its only like 2" isnt it?

Shadow wrote:Why cant you just use the extra width? Its only like 2" isnt it?

I thought it'd be more like 2" per side... which makes it cooler

Hypo ran GQ's under his lux

Pathfinder Navara Rearend?

its about 8 inches roughly over standard early model luxes....trust me im looking at them sitting under my lux. they stick out of the gaurd with standard 30s by 90mm each side.

have u thought of using an 80 rear with 2 short side axels i did a few quick measurements on my old housing and i think itd be about lux width and would be centre pumpkin

badger wrote:have u thought of using an 80 rear with 2 short side axels i did a few quick measurements on my old housing and i think itd be about lux width and would be centre pumpkin

thats a great idea

its to be registered in qld, so your not allowed to increase track width.
how much narrower is a g60 diff?

got a few mates with v8 hiluxs that have put a crusier pumkin in the centre of hilux tubes and hilux axles. works fairly well.

lux kid wrote:got a few mates with v8 hiluxs that have put a crusier pumkin in the centre of hilux tubes and hilux axles. works fairly well.

I rekon cutting an 80 axle down to match the hilux offset would be even better

that way you get the stronger hubs and better brakes.

that is ofcourse if it will work

i have a good straight empty housing here if someone wants to try it n let us know

badger wrote:that is ofcourse if it will work

i have a good straight empty housing here if someone wants to try it n let us know

is that a 80 series housing?

GRINCH wrote:its to be registered in qld, so your not allowed to increase track width.

On vehicles with solid axles you are permitted to increase the track width by a maxiumum of 50mm.

i have a H260 in the rear of the hilux and its not that much wider then a IFS houseing looking at it under my car now.
Just bolt it in and drive.

badger wrote:
that is ofcourse if it will work

i have a good straight empty housing here if someone wants to try it n let us know


is that a 80 series housing?

yeah it is mate

GRINCH wrote: how much narrower is a g60 diff?

From memory- Rear track is 1420mm Will try to remember to check w/shop manual when I get home tonight

G60 Rear track is 1404mm

So diff width would be about 1450mm.

83 lux wrote:i have a H260 in the rear of the hilux and its not that much wider then a IFS houseing looking at it under my car now.
Just bolt it in and drive.

And it looks FAT

the 80 series idea would definetly be the go if it will work, hey badger how much do you want for the rear diff?

cheers
steve

a six pack of scotch or some malabu (keep me in the good books with the missus:P)


what ever realy it dont owe me much and its been sitting in the backyard all year