Transfer case e-brake, anyone have one kicking around?

[Fantom]

I have not measured it myself, just been told by others who measured it, might be more. You can just buy the raw perches from different online fab supply shops and cut the old ones clean off. Are you going to be using spacers up front, changing the front axle to a 70 or leaving it as is?

 

[cruiserpilot]

I am using a stock 40 series axle up front from a '76 with discs. My understanding is the axles are identical
width. No spacers,

 

[Fantom]

http://www.vintageoffroad.com/nav.cfm?id=38
a tiny bit wider, not enough to notice.

 

[cruiserpilot]

So one of those 1/4" alum spacer plates would even it up. Thanks, I've only got about 6 or 8 of those things
hanging around my shop. I've got all 3 axle types at home, I'll take a look at them when I get home, see how
interchangeable these backing plate parts all are.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Ok, just ran out to look at these axles. The 1979 FJ40 axle has a 6 bolt pattern to the backing plate.
The Bj74 FF has a parallelogram pattern. 85 mm along the short side, 110 mm on the long side, and the sides
are both 100 mm.
I then looked at the Fj60 axle and the pattern for the backing plate is the same. I measured the same parallelogram
with the same measurements. So I don't know what the Fj45 FF backing plate pattern is.
Would be worth having the ebrake on the backing plate, just maybe modify the backing plate if the pattern is different?
Hope this helps. I'm taking off for a couple of days for a short road trip to interior, back by Monday if you want me to
get more info. J

 

[Fantom]

Well I somehow managed to acquire 3 full floating rear axles.
One of which has been partially converted into a disk brake setup with the ElDorado calipers. So I have the choice to either finish that off and have an e-brake through it, or do something else.
If I go with drums, I would likely cut out the 45 backing plate and join it with a semifloat/HJ61 backing plate and drum. I have to see once i have a bit more time.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Most excellent! I still like the drums on the rear, easy to maintain and simple. If I can be of any
other help let me know.

 

[Diesel Cruiserman]

It's a 1977 FJ45 axle, dual brake cylinders. But the bolt pattern on the spindle is the same and I have to confirm that the HJ61 backing plate will bolt up. If not, I will have to come up with a different solution.
Worst case I may have to do disks and the Eldorado calipers mod sooner, although I was hoping to keep everything Toyota.

Hey Matt, I was wrong on the late model backing plates, it was the early 45s anad 47s that got the four bolt backing plate axles without ebrake.. Opening a whole can of worms as the drums are much wider multi bolt which would lead me to believe the hub offset might not work with the norrow fj40/60 drum.

I was reading on pirate 4x4 by some very talented guys that claimed the eldarado work well but not great, they tried different lever lengths etc and could not get great performance.

 

[Fantom]

This is all things I will be looking at in about a month when I have a bit more time.
....or I'll bite the bullet and buy Dan's axle

 

[crawlin cruiser]

I'm interested in a trade for your axles if tey are in decent shape?
I was saving this for my 55 but I still run the tcase park brake so I can use anything