ARCHIVE Toyota Rear Full Floating Axle Flanges!

[Dan Fredrickson]

I held off making these items for a year because another vender made them and promised me a fair price when I needed them.

When I needed them his fair price turned out to be about 6 times what they cost to make. It seems he just wanted me out of the market for a year. Well, I guess he got what he wanted but I don't believe in false promises.

So here are the flanges that can turn your rear axle into a Full Floater and they are from Ruffstuff!

This is a weld on Axle Flange to mount Front Toyota Mini, Fj40, or FJ60 spindles to the rear axle. The caliper bosses are made to use the IFS Truck ('86-'95) calipers and FJ40 or FJ60 rotors.

These are 1" thick and made from 44W Plate & cutout for the 3.5" axle tube used our Axle Housings. We will release a 3.25" & 3" version in a couple of weeks. These are $195 a pair, not the $300 price I was quoted from the other vender originally...

 

[Trollhole]

Very, very nice.

 

[Fourrunner]

Those are purdy....

 

[OyajiJon]

I admittedly know nothing about Toyota truck axles. Do the calipers these are designed to work with have an e-brake, or are we talking about another caliper from the front end of a truck?

Thanks, and these are REALLY cool!

 

[lovetoski]

Sorry if this is a dumb question...but am trying to understand how these work....

You weld these onto the end of the axle tube...
then bolt on a spindle
then install a hub/caliper/rotor
fit brake lines

then what axles are used?

Will my existing third member work?

I am really interested...

 

[Fast Eddy]

Note that he said these are for the 3.5" tube used in the Ruff Stuff axle housings, not Toyota housings.

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/LC95HOS.html

Sounds like flanges for the stock housings are on the way soon.

Do the calipers these are designed to work with have an e-brake, or are we talking about another caliper from the front end of a truck?

Calipers never have an e-brake. Some OEM rear rotors would have an integral e-brake but not the ones you would use with these.

then what axles are used?

Will my existing third member work?

Custom axles from Bobby Long or maybe stock Toyota shafts if you were able to weld these to exactly the right length. If you have the shafts, you can assemble the outers to the shaft and use the assembly to locate the brackets when you're welding them on.

 

[Fast Eddy]

What about inner axle seals?

 

[OyajiJon]

Calipers never have an e-brake. Some OEM rear rotors would have an integral e-brake but not the ones you would use with these.

Thanks for answering my question. I know of another OEM that offered a rear caliper with an e-brake but wasn't sure if Toyota ever made one. I appreciate the input, and Merry Christmas!

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

Stick with the transfer brake or run without...

Any reputable axle maker can help, I am combining these to a ford 9" going 31 splinge to 30...

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

Here are some pics installed, they are on one of our 9" housings I am using in the rear of my FJ45 pickup...

Just the flange...

With the spindle...

With the Hub, Rotor, & Caliper...

Its really a pretty simple operation and this is just about all the instructions anyone will need. Of course I am running 31 to 30 spline shafts but they are damned easy...

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

Here are a couple of questions from another site that help explain these a bit better...

I like this a lot. I like the ease of redoing full floating axles. Once the actual lenght of the inner axle is figure out, I might have to get me a set...keep us posted.

The axle should not really be too much of a concern. It would be great if you could use a used front inner axle but I would say build it to the length you want and don't compromise by building it to an existing part...

Since these are weld on flanges, what dies one do about the 4-bolt mounting area? In other words, what is the best way to center these flanges on the axle and weld to?

^good question..how do you true it all up....maybe a rod all the way thru the axle..

You would remove the 4 bolt flange, it isn't used any longer. You would be using double splined axles like front inners.

We install them using a trubar but a simple instalation trick would be to use a long (5') piece of heavy DOM or 3" angle iron and 2 machinist squares. Clamp it about 3" off the faceplate and setup the correct length and then with the machinist squares true them to each other. Pretty simple...

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

The 3" are enroute!

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

Now available in 3.5", 3.25", & 3" ID so you can add them to just about any axle tube size...

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

TOYOTA REAR FULL FLOAT AXLE FLANGES The new INDUSTRY STANDARD

 

[Grizzard]

How much width do these suckers add to an axle? Wondering how wide it would make a cut down to center FJ80 rear axle? Would be a great fix for worthless SF FJ80 rears if it adds enough width.

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

The best way to upgrade !!

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

A great way to simplify your spare parts, you can have the exact same spindles, hubs, and brakes on all 4 corners. If you really get tricky you can even use 2 long side front inner shafts as rear shafts, again reducing the amount of spares needed.

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

Done right, you can even use stock length front inner shafts as rear shafts, Reduces the number of spares even more...

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

Full float strength and disc brakes for the rear axle, with the reliability of proven Toyota axles.

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

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