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So can anyone who has done this convertion with 60 series diffs into a 40 series tell me what happens with the relay rod? At the moment i just have standard steering so the 60 series relay rod dosnt fit..... and the 40 series relay rod dosent fit the 60 series diff :bang:

I Got my 60 series diffs in :) thanks to dieselcruiserhead as his post was really helpfull. I hope ive done it correctly https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/97102-tech-article-how-put-60-series-axles-under-40-55-series.html

Yeah haha id be the same if i was in the US i guess, id find it worst changing gears with a different hand i think ;) So can anyone who has done this conversion tell me do you use the 60 series relay rod or 40? I assume its the 60s but when i got the diff it didnt have a complete relay rod...

I got some 60 series diffs under there now which will extend the width and also gives me front discs and rear LSD . im in the process now of getting all the new bits together so i can start welding spring hangers back on thanks to dieselcruiserhead as his post was really helpfull. I hope ive...

Ive welded in plates and bogged over them and primed most of it also welded in a new floor, a mate is a sheet metal worker so he helped out with fabricating the new floor, also dropped the diffs out

Hi All, Been reading ih8mud for a while now and referring to tech articles so though id post my build Its a 1972 FJ40 with a 307 Chev this is it as i picked it up First thing i did was start cutting rust out and stripping it down the floor was pretty bad so i cut that out