centering an 80 series e-locker??? or??? (1 Viewer)

[88chevota]

I just reread 1974FJ's thread topic on using a 80 series with a centered t-case. I am thinking about what I could do with a 80 series rear in my cruiser. mainly because I think you can get the e-lockers cheaper than ARB's and the install would be easier.

I have never set up gears so that scares me. can't afford the install $. I have also read lots of info about poor installs on ARB's soooo. I am just looking at all kinds of options. here are some of my Q's. Does anyone have any answers or comments or thoughts...

Can you center an 80 series e-locker axle the same way a 60 series is centered? Does anyone make a long splined axle for the one side if it is centered?

How could I run the driveline for an 80 series with an NP205?

Keep in mind it's my DD and it would be going in 1988 FJ62...SOA

my rear d-shaft is around 30" if that matters?

 

[Poser]

What is currently wrong with your hybrid rear axle?

 

[88chevota]

no locker. I'd like to have a locker

 

[CruisinGA]

You know an 80 series rear diff will bolt into your current housing? (Going to need a long spline shaft)


You're going to be miles ahead in terms of simplicity with an ARB or ANYTHING else... not to mention ease of removing broken axleshafts.

You do realize that for every negative ARB story there are 50 positive? And that the vast majority of those negative reviews are due to incorrect installation?

 

[bustanutley]

lunchbox or weld it, not worth the effort, changing broken axles with those lockers really really sucks.

 

[bustanutley]

You know an 80 series rear diff will bolt into your current housing? (Going to need a long spline shaft)

Somthing tells me that, that locker won't play well with any sort of semi float regardless of it not haveing C-clips, I have no proof it may work

 

[CruisinGA]

Forgot about that. Those lockers do require full float housing.

Good call.

 

[Poser]

no locker. I'd like to have a locker

Then pay the cash to have someone properly install an ARB, or, weld the rear and call it a day.


In the end with this dream, you will need to make a custom housing for the e-locker, you will need a pair of custom axle shafts made, and then they will need to be chromo, and you will need to do the multi-dowel upgrade to the wheel bearing hub and axle flange, (and a smart person will purchase a spare set of the custom rear axles that only fit your junk) and this is just for starters....and after all that money, you still only have a Land Cruiser rear axle/center section...




Good luck!


-Steve

 

[Gumby]

The 80 center section would be much harder to hybrid. It's well gussetted for most of it's length.

I'd go Aussie myself after having done an e-locker in an 80, an 80 axle in a 55, an e-locker in a 55 front housing and an Aussie.

 

[88chevota]

good thoughts guys.

as far as paying someone to install an ARB I don't have the money to pay someone to work on my cruiser. plus I like doing the work myself, but I am scared to screw up the gear set. I think I am going to go Aussie locker in the rear. It seems most people are saying it is not much of an issue in the snow as log as you don't drive like an idiot. Since the front is not used nearly as much as the rear I might attempt the install of the ARB there. I will also go with some kind of onboard air. Then later down the road I could do the rear when I get some more $$$.

so is it really all the hard to set up gearing and install an ARB? Is there a thread or link that covers it in detail?

 

[Poser]

as far as paying someone to install an ARB I don't have the money to pay someone to work on my cruiser. plus I like doing the work myself, but I am scared to screw up the gear set..

So how are you going to pay for or make a custom axle housing?

How are you going to pay for or make custom axle shafts?

Since the front is not used nearly as much as the rear I might attempt the install of the ARB there.

So that you can spend three times the amount of parts and labor on taking apart the front axle in order to remove the differential to fix any problems in it that you are having because you decided that you were going to learn your first differential and gear set up on a front axle?

Honestly, if you have not ever installed/set up a ring and pinion, I would not suggest that the first one you decide to do, be an ARB install.

so is it really all the hard to set up gearing and install an ARB? Is there a thread or link that covers it in detail?

Tech links is a magical place. <---- this is a link


There are many write ups in there about setting up differentials in the axle and drive train tech area, and you can download the ARB full-float and semi-float install instructions as well.