Builds The Short Rib (6 Viewers)

[kbahus]

While researching Dana 60 housings I have also come to the realization that you can't get 5.29 gears for a D60, 5.38 is the closest axle ratio. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference with the pinion rotation test, but I bet the tcase can tell a difference. What a mess this is turning into.

 

[cruisermatt]

Time to pull the cover and count teeth.
If the diffs are mismatched, you will 100% tell in 5 seconds in 4wd. It will chirp.

You really should just put an FZJ80 rear in that thing and be done. It will fix all your problems.

 

[kbahus]

I think you are right on the FJZ80 rear end.

 

[tucker74]

Unfortunately manufacturers are moving away from 15” tires

 

[sofj45]

15” and 16” are not as common as they once were now you have to have cool 18” and no sidewall. I’m still running 35x12.5x15 on my soa pig. It’s hard for manufacturers to produce tires for a small amount of people in the overall picture. swamper tsl still in 36/12.5/15 Mickey Thompson makes a 35/12.5/15 I’m running falken wild peaks in 35/12.5/15

I can buy 35 37inch 15 inch tires for a stupid sxs all day cause that’s where the money is going. 4 wheel drive trucks and crawlers are going by the way side to sxs and dumb mall crawling overlanders That want the look over function. Hard to air down a 35x12x20 but damn it looks cool cruising thru the coffee shop drive thru.

 

[sofj45]

As far as axle goes 80 series isn’t a bad option or just get it running driving the way it is and go play with it tell you find things that work for you. Or that you think are a big concern may not be nice you start driving it and seeing that it’s worked the way it is for how many years. No company is going to recommend wheel spacers but out of thousand and thousands of miles I’ve had one crack and that was overtighting it.

 

[PabloCruise]

Thanks for posting that link, some good stuff is in there. I found some other old pics too I will post up. This forum has lost some great people over the years. While I never met him Delancy was a huge contributor to the site. FJ40zen (Bob Paul) was my local Land Cruiser mentor when we lived in Colorado and passed away a few years ago too. Sad times.

You were local to Bob?
Sad times indeed...

 

[kbahus]

Yeah Fort Collins, we have met before too but that was a long time ago. The blue top on my 40 came from Bob's rig. I had a black 80 series before I got the 40.