Aisan/Asco Long Body Locking Hubs

[Fast Eddy]

Aisin/Asco Long Body Locking Hubs

Look what Fast Eddy got for his '78. Thanks to vtcruiser60 for the sweet resto and powdercoat on these rare old hubs. I'll add some pics of them installed later, but it may be awhile since I'm doing a knuckle rebuild and installing an e-locker at the same time.

 

[rabid]

making good use of his toaster oven. They look great!

He is doing up a set of later model ones for me as well.

 

[mustardfj40]

That's purty I painted mine same color scheme and they got scratched the first time I put the tires back on...Be careful

 

[Fast Eddy]

I painted mine and they got scratched the first time I put the tires back on.

I'm pretty sure the double powder coat will be more resilient than paint.

Do you have the same hubs, or is your front end a minitruck conversion with the normal short-body hubs?

 

[Degnol]

Didn't those come only on 55's? Cool no matter.

Ed

 

[PhrogsPhorever]

Look what Fast Eddy got for his '78. Thanks to vtcruiser60 for the sweet resto and powdercoat on these rare old hubs. I'll add some pics of them installed later, but it may be awhile since I'm doing a knuckle rebuild and installing an e-locker at the same time.

Lucky bastard, you suck!

Sooner or later I'll either find a set of long body hubs or get the set of Longfields that I've been eying up.

 

[Fast Eddy]

Didn't those come only on 55's? Cool no matter.

That's what I thought. I'll have to come up for some explanation for the Warn hub line item on my window sticker if I ever sell my '40. I guess I'll save them and use them as trail spares.

I'm not sure what to do about the Warn Locking Hubs paper instruction sticker on my dash. I guess I should leave it alone.

 

[Fast Eddy]

Sooner or later I'll ... get the set of Longfields that I've been eying up.

I was going to go that way too until this opportunity came up. Running 33" tires, that kinda $teel is probably overkill for me.

 

[Degnol]

When I went back to stock rims, the Warn hubs became the obvious stick-out and vulnerable high spot, so I went the Newfields on eBay because they are compatible with the more available shorter Aisin hubs....but they are still the high spot.......but made of steel

Slow Eddie

 

[BC40]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Degnol
Didn't those come only on 55's? Cool no matter.

That's what I thought. I'll have to come up for some explanation for the Warn hub line item on my window sticker if I ever sell my '40. I guess I'll save them and use them as trail spares.

The long bodied ASCO was on the drum brake front axle of the late 70's FJ45s brought into Canada. I have a set for my 40. The FJ45 version did not come in that black/red colour scheme, just plain raw aluminum.

 

[Fast Eddy]

The long bodied ASCO was on the drum brake front axle of the late 70's FJ45s brought into Canada. I have a set for my 40. The FJ45 version did not come in that black/red colour scheme, just plain raw aluminum.

I knew that too, but I was going for the later-model look. Slave to fashion...

 

[Degnol]

Slave to fashion...

Hmmmmm.....

 

[PabloCruise]

Dammit! My eyes...

 

[Vicm]

The long bodied ASCO was on the drum brake front axle of the late 70's FJ45s brought into Canada. I have a set for my 40. The FJ45 version did not come in that black/red colour scheme, just plain raw aluminum.

This one in the (not very clear pic) came on a 79 fj40 from Germany with front drums, originally.

My understaning is the later drum brake front axles which uses the same axle shafts as the US disc front axles , outside USA , were only sold with hub flanges.

Fast Eddy,
Is it the rear 80 e-locking diff you are installing in the front ?

Vic

 

[mustardfj40]

I'm pretty sure the double powder coat will be more resilient than paint.

Do you have the same hubs, or is your front end a minitruck conversion with the normal short-body hubs?

The painted parts came from Suzuki Sumerai.

 

[vtcruiser60]

I received a couple of PMs about the process for rebuilding. Thanks for the compliments.

Essentially you have to rebuild the entire unit. First is dissassembly with a bath in a parts washer. I hit everything with a wire wheel. Aluminum is soft so I use a bit of rouge on the high spots and sometimes a dremel grinding wheel. Invariably 30 year old hubs will have some rock rash, so I do try to flatten them down a bit. I then hit the dials with walnut shells in a sandblaster. The dials got two coats of powder. I like the products from Caswell Plating, though the super wet black is a bit tricky to lay down. Relube all parts and reassemble.

Oh...the chrome on hubs tends to be rusted down near the bolt holes. I hit those spots with the sandblaster (walnut shells only), then buff them with another polishing compound.

In all I would say I have 4-5 hours into the one's pictured in this thread....mainly cause I take my time and am finicky about cleaning/details.

 

[PhrogsPhorever]

I've been holding out for a set of longbody, but here's a set of NOS Aisin hubs I got a while back cheap. Great shape

 

[Pyro-boy]

Has anyone ever tried converting a regular body to a long body by adding a machined spacer to add length?

Great job by the way.


Thanks,
Vince

 

[vtcruiser60]

Vince....I have not heard of anyone doing that...using a spacer between the locking hub and the hubs. You might have a problem with the length of the locking hub mounting studs and require replacing those. I didn't check, but I also think that the spring that launches the locking hub clutch into the locking hub body is a bit different in these older units. I should have taken a picture when I had fast eddy's hubs on my bench. The spring felt thicker than say a unit from a 60 series.

 

[Pyro-boy]

Vince....I have not heard of anyone doing that...using a spacer between the locking hub and the hubs. You might have a problem with the length of the locking hub mounting studs and require replacing those. I didn't check, but I also think that the spring that launches the locking hub clutch into the locking hub body is a bit different in these older units. I should have taken a picture when I had fast eddy's hubs on my bench. The spring felt thicker than say a unit from a 60 series.

I was thinking of installing the spacer on between the hub and the hub housing (where the wheel studs are mounted) this would alow thw use of FJ 60 Aisan hubs without having to change the birfields. Granted you would need to have fine spline birfields already installed.