FZJ80 front axle and leafs? (1 Viewer)
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Steering is the big hurdle obviously. Slee has a new set of hi-steer arms out that look like they should work pretty well, but they're not cheap. Outside of that, it's not a very common swap. I got about 90% done with mine and ended up scrapping it and going a different route.
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Hydro isn't an option yet, no.
This isn't for an 80, either, it's for an rn truck
I have no problem sitting on the axle untill the truck is no longer road worthy, THEN linking it and trailering it.
But it'd be nice to only cut the front end off the truck once, you know?
and the 80 birfs are large, I could play for a while before having to buy longs...
I'll see if anyone else has had any ideas, you just never know.
Now if someone would cast new knuckles with 4 or 5 or 6 top studs...... and some hy steer arms to go with them.....
This isn't for an 80, either, it's for an rn truck
I have no problem sitting on the axle untill the truck is no longer road worthy, THEN linking it and trailering it.
But it'd be nice to only cut the front end off the truck once, you know?
and the 80 birfs are large, I could play for a while before having to buy longs...
I'll see if anyone else has had any ideas, you just never know.
Now if someone would cast new knuckles with 4 or 5 or 6 top studs...... and some hy steer arms to go with them.....
Sell it and build an FJ60 axle.. cheeper & easier to build, and Stronger 3rd member!
x2 with Isotel
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Id rather have the high pinion and larger birfs...
I'd imagine 80 longs would be about as indestrucable as it gets....
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I'd rather have the high pinion elocker and the 80 birfs....
and I'd imagine that longfield 80 borfs would be about as indestrucable as it gets...
You can put the 80 elocker in a mini truck housing, I think. Put that with some 30 spline longs and you're golden.
then you still have the 80 series housing for the future 4 link.
then you still have the 80 series housing for the future 4 link.
Yup, that's what I have. I held onto the HP diff when I scrapped the plans for the 80 axle and put it in a mini-truck housing with 30-spline longs. I have no worries about my front axle holding up to the 38s they turn.
I couldn't say if it was road worthy or not yet, but it should be. I swapped the entire front suspension out of a FJ80 under my 82 pickup. I plan on running full hydro behind the axle since this is a trailer queen, but I don't see why a FJ60 or 80 steering box wouldn't alow you to run the stock steering setup.
what's the width differences between a mini axle, a fj60 axle and a fzj80 axe?
I couldn't say if it was road worthy or not yet, but it should be. I swapped the entire front suspension out of a FJ80 under my 82 pickup. I plan on running full hydro behind the axle since this is a trailer queen, but I don't see why a FJ60 or 80 steering box wouldn't alow you to run the stock steering setup.
that's freaking badass dude! love the lex grill and emblem....it looks wide and stable
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THAT was another option I've been tossing around the brain pan.....I couldn't say if it was road worthy or not yet, but it should be. I swapped the entire front suspension out of a FJ80 under my 82 pickup. I plan on running full hydro behind the axle since this is a trailer queen, but I don't see why a FJ60 or 80 steering box wouldn't alow you to run the stock steering setup.
