Locking Hubs?? (1 Viewer)

[MJB]

I an New to Landcruisers, and am invetigating purchasing an FJ80, I currently drive a '84 4R as a daily, and as a tow rig behind my motorhome. The 4R has a FROR full floating rear axle with locking hubs, enabling my to unlock the hubs at all four wheels. So when I tow, I only spin the wheel bearings. If i wanted to get rid of my hubs FJ80 drive flanges can be used. Now, here's my question. Can I do the reverse and install the aisen hubs on all four wheels of an 80, to keep my sweet towing situation?? Thanks in advance . MJB

Dang wordy for a first post.

 

[CruisinGA]

Nope. The rear full float (on equipped 93-94 models and all 95-97) has a flange-type axle that bolts to the wheel hub.

Not aware of any setup to do such a thing.

IMO not necessary, either.
I tow my 40 series cruiser regularly, has semifloat rear end and never bother to unbolt the driveshaft. Absolutely no problems, I doubt the friction from the u-joints and the R&P really does much.

Never heard of anyone flat towing an 80...

 

[wb1948]

tow the motorhome with the 80 then?

 

[Big_Moose]

OEM Configuration - only on the front axle

The only way to accomplish this is to have NEW rear axles made (Similar to your 4R, & my 40 has a similar kit to Brians/FROR), which allows the use of Drive Plates / Locking Hubs.

 

[reffug]

tow the motorhome with the 80 then?

There's that good old fashioned 'thinkin outside the box mud logic'

Gotta love it.

 

[MJB]

Is the bolt pattern the same for the front drive flange, and the rear axle flange? If so all I need is a custom axle, and a seal to keep the gear lube out of the spindle.

 

[RavenTai]

Yes bolt pattern is the same front to back,

There already is a seal that keeps gear lube out of the spindle. Your custom shafts need to follow the profile of the sock shafts in that area so that they meet the seal.

 

[alia176]

One could simply have a set of axles with splines at each end made at Moser engineering. They'll need your old axle with flange and the new front flange. From what I've been told, they're quite reasonable.

 

[kipper]

One could simply have a set of axles with splines at each end made at Moser engineering. They'll need your old axle with flange and the new front flange. From what I've been told, they're quite reasonable.

Christo did this (or something similar) on the shortbus. He's got manual hubs on all 4 wheels.