This began a year ago when I had a rear semi-floater bearing blow up 200 miles from home. I use my FJ60 on an almost daily basis often travelling hundreds of miles from home and it runs about a thousand pounds over stock weight. The rear axle bearing had less than 50,000 miles on it so having it blow up was unexpected and I began to think about a FF conversion. Having a spare 80 series axle lying around helped.
After some consideration and reading I decided to have the 80 series axle converted to run under the FJ60. Justin @nvrlose54 stripped the bracketry and welded on stock FJ60 spring perches cut from an ‘84 axle housing.
The rear axle has an e-locker (4.10 ratio) and needed to be rebuilt (shipped to Zuk Toyota Gear Install Harrop), the pinion gears were a little crunchy. I bought this axle used and had never closely examined it but the price was right.
I had to purchase new calipers, rotors, brake pads, and soft lines. Rockauto supplied the hard parts and Toyota the soft lines. New hard line was bent and the brake tube junction and vent placed on the right side of the axle in FJ60 location. I used OEM soft brake line part # 96940-34705 for the frame to axle line. 80 series e-brake cable was mounted up.
With the rear I gained a full floater, disc brakes, and locker.
After some consideration and reading I decided to have the 80 series axle converted to run under the FJ60. Justin @nvrlose54 stripped the bracketry and welded on stock FJ60 spring perches cut from an ‘84 axle housing.
The rear axle has an e-locker (4.10 ratio) and needed to be rebuilt (shipped to Zuk Toyota Gear Install Harrop), the pinion gears were a little crunchy. I bought this axle used and had never closely examined it but the price was right.
I had to purchase new calipers, rotors, brake pads, and soft lines. Rockauto supplied the hard parts and Toyota the soft lines. New hard line was bent and the brake tube junction and vent placed on the right side of the axle in FJ60 location. I used OEM soft brake line part # 96940-34705 for the frame to axle line. 80 series e-brake cable was mounted up.
With the rear I gained a full floater, disc brakes, and locker.