ifs hubs on solid axle?

[toy4xfun]

ok has any one tried this?
from looks and some preliminary measurements it looks like toyota moved the wheel mounting surface out on the ifs hubs.
so this might eliminate the need for spacers when i put the 86 rear under my 84 4runner.

 

[pappy]

IFS hubs are 26 spline.
SA hubs are 30 spline.

You can get a 30 spline gear from Longfields.

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Yes it's doable, I'm not sure on all the specifics, but I think the brakes are the biggest problem... Check the FAQ, I think there's a link or 2 in there on how to do it.

Edit: And yes you'll need different hub gears for the locking hubs. per Pappy.

 

[toy4xfun]

i searched and every thing was about the brake up grade i will look again, thanks

 

[corax]

link to that other site

scroll down to "Front Axle - IFS Hub Body & Vented Rotor Swap Options"

Sky also sells a kit

Seems like there are 2 options: run a spacer like the Sky kit or mount the caliper on the other side of the mounting ears (some tapping and/or grinding may be required)

 

[Hilux]

yeah, Pirates got the thread...

And a guy on there said he's got floating rotors (what I'm waiting for) by using Tacoma rotors and boring the centers IIRC...

swear to god I'm not ever throwing any more parts away...

 

[wasted]

I'm using taco rotors with IFS hubs and calipers. Its pretty easy really. I did a half-assed write up over on pirate. Here is the link

Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board - View Single Post - my 81 budget project

 

[Hilux]

I'm using taco rotors with IFS hubs and calipers. Its pretty easy really. I did a half-assed write up over on pirate. Here is the link

Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board - View Single Post - my 81 budget project

Does that make your wheel track wider? and if so... do you know how much?

 

[wasted]

Does that make your wheel track wider? and if so... do you know how much?

Yes it widens the front approximately 3" total so you can ditch the wheel spacers.

 

[Hilux]

And can somebody explain this to me?

Vented Rotor Upgrade Combo Kit | Marlin Crawler, Inc.

All I see is rotors and calipers...

I've never seen or heard of a bolt-on kit like this...

 

[Mike C]

And can somebody explain this to me?

Vented Rotor Upgrade Combo Kit | Marlin Crawler, Inc.

All I see is rotors and calipers...

I've never seen or heard of a bolt-on kit like this...

Its using v6 IFS calipers and FJ60/62 vented rotors. The FJ rotors are a press fit like the stock SA rotors, unlike the bolt on IFS rotors. Same brake setup most people have been running for years, Marlin is just finally selling a combo kit with all the parts needed. It doesn't widen your axle, and spacers are needed to clear the larger calipers.

 

[wasted]

And can somebody explain this to me?

Vented Rotor Upgrade Combo Kit | Marlin Crawler, Inc.

All I see is rotors and calipers...

I've never seen or heard of a bolt-on kit like this...

My guess is it is the FJ vented rotors with IFS calipers which is common to gain vented rotors instead of the solid ones. They don't add any width however.

 

[toy4xfun]

and i have decided to buy the spacers, instead of using the ifs hubs.

 

[wasted]

and i have decided to buy the spacers, instead of using the ifs hubs.

any specific reason?

 

[Mike C]

I did the same thing, less parts to screw around with sourcing and cheaper.

 

[wasted]

For me the hub conversion was cheaper. I needed new rotors anyway so I bought some for a Tacoma. I had an 87 parts truck that I swiped the hubs and calipers off of. I have a grand total of around $40 and that was just the price of the new rotors. If I didn't have the parts handy I'd probably just buy spacers instead of trying to gather all of the necessary parts...

 

[Hilux]

Its using v6 IFS calipers and FJ60/62 vented rotors. The FJ rotors are a press fit like the stock SA rotors, unlike the bolt on IFS rotors. Same brake setup most people have been running for years, Marlin is just finally selling a combo kit with all the parts needed. It doesn't widen your axle, and spacers are needed to clear the larger calipers.

My guess is it is the FJ vented rotors with IFS calipers which is common to gain vented rotors instead of the solid ones. They don't add any width however.

sweet! Thankyou! I want to keep my truck as compact as possible....

 

[KLF]

Putting the IFS hubs on lets you run IFS rims in the front, which is why I did the swap. I have my original SR5 alloy rims installed now, no spacers and no rubbing. I have adapters from Front Range Off Road, but unfortunately they don't make them anymore.

 

[toy4xfun]

any specific reason?

i am not sure how the state inspection station will feel about the caliper bolted on that way. they may not say any thing at first but then they might fail me the next year. so i figured buy using 11/2" spacers if they fail me for spacers i will unbolt them and put the wheels and tires i have now on it.
klf that is the very reason why i was looking into this method, but as stated above, it will be a lot easier to unbolt a set of spacers than to have to find a set of knuckles and change them out.
chris will verify our inspection stations (especially for modified suspension stickers) can get very picky.

 

[Hilux]

ok, so to recap... Any mod that involves using the IFS hub, means a wider axle track.

And the Fj60 rotors press on the existing SA hub, and you just bolt the IFS caliper on.


Well I want floating rotors, but I do not want any additional wheel track...

Can you just bore a Fj60 rotor out and slip it over a SA hub?

What's the deal here?


And I've read doing the floating rotors, (IFS hubs with Tacoma rotors) makes pulling the hub to replace a Birfield A LOT easier...

Just what is the differences in pulling the whole hub and rotor, versus having a floating rotor?

Pulling the entire knuckle w/o a rotor on it?