A little background, was cleaning up the shop one day started looking at all the FJ-60 rear axles we had laying around (we don't seem to use them very fast) and had an idea...
Started measuring the axles and discovered that we could make a wider front axle out of it (all the way to full width; chevy 69.25"). After doing a bit more measuring I also found out that we could off-set the diff so that it had a FJ-40 center line.
Fast forward six months our current FJ-40 that we are going to unveil at this years Cruise Moab will have full width Toyota axles. Not that you can't go out and just buy a Diamond (Brian's axles are nice) we will now have a potential alternative, however we are still working on a final price.
The axle pictured has 5* of caster, and the diff is pointed at the t-case front output (setup for a CV front, with max clearance at the drive-shaft).
Axle has been fully cleaned is only waiting for the truss at this point...
Lets hear your thoughts good, bad, or indifferent...
Started measuring the axles and discovered that we could make a wider front axle out of it (all the way to full width; chevy 69.25"). After doing a bit more measuring I also found out that we could off-set the diff so that it had a FJ-40 center line.
Fast forward six months our current FJ-40 that we are going to unveil at this years Cruise Moab will have full width Toyota axles. Not that you can't go out and just buy a Diamond (Brian's axles are nice) we will now have a potential alternative, however we are still working on a final price.
The axle pictured has 5* of caster, and the diff is pointed at the t-case front output (setup for a CV front, with max clearance at the drive-shaft).
Axle has been fully cleaned is only waiting for the truss at this point...
Lets hear your thoughts good, bad, or indifferent...