Axle shipping weight.

[jp-]

... Cheapest solution might be 24 spline shafts and a disco 24 spline Diff- you should be able to get one of them for $50 or so...

Yorker,

Does the Disco diff bolt into the original Rover Axle Housing? If so, what ring and pinions are available? Is the Disco a 3.54?

[greenmeanie]

The Disco 1 diff at least bolts straight in. They are originally 3.54 but will take the 4.7 ring and pinion. IIRC you need a roughly .100 thick spacer to mount the series ring to the Disco carrier. The post 93 diffs are 24 spline.

From the GBR site "They normally come supplied with 3.54 or 4.70 gear ratios although a wide range of ratios can be special ordered, including 3.42, 3.73, 3.90, 4.10, 4.30, 4.56, 4.85, 5.29 and 5.71. " I think those are from McNamara's in Australia though.

I've heard of 4.1's installed but none of the others.

Cheers
Gregor

[Eric W S]

The Disco 1 diff at least bolts straight in. They are originally 3.54 but will take the 4.7 ring and pinion. IIRC you need a roughly .100 thick spacer to mount the series ring to the Disco carrier. The post 93 diffs are 24 spline.

From the GBR site "They normally come supplied with 3.54 or 4.70 gear ratios although a wide range of ratios can be special ordered, including 3.42, 3.73, 3.90, 4.10, 4.30, 4.56, 4.85, 5.29 and 5.71. " I think those are from McNamara's in Australia though.

I've heard of 4.1's installed but none of the others.

Cheers
Gregor

They are a royal pain to get as well. I waited for weeks for a set of 4.1's.

EwS

[Willard]

Does the LC axle match up well with the LR steering linkage? Would you also want to install the LC steering box?

I will check the steering tonight. Myself i am converting to a power steering setup and will be using a FJ60 PS box. but i can still check when i get home.

[yorker]

They are a royal pain to get as well. I waited for weeks for a set of 4.1's.

EwS

Equipe 4X4 has them in stock as a rule. I've been there(Draken off road) and seen loads of 4.1's in stock. http://www.d-90.com/forum/archive/in...p/t-10267.html

Other ratios are available from other vendors overseas.

[Eric W S]

Equipe 4X4 has them in stock as a rule. I've been there(Draken off road) and seen loads of 4.1's in stock. http://www.d-90.com/forum/archive/in...p/t-10267.html

Other ratios are available from other vendors overseas.

They seem to come and go. When I need some, they are nowhere to be found!

[yorker]

FJ40 Steering setup

Pics for those who are wondering how they are arranged:


IIRC Stock FJ40 is 55" wide (wms to wms) An FJ60 is 3" wider so should be fine on a Series.

[jp-]

Do the FJ axles have an enclosed swivel ball like the Series???

[yorker]

Do the FJ axles have an enclosed swivel ball like the Series???

Yes with a CV or Birfield joint that runs in grease- no oil to leak out- no chrome to pit. The balls are welded to the axle tube like on a 101, not bolted on like on a Series or coil sprung LR.

Random TLC axle thoughts:

pros:
The Birfields are pretty strong and can be upgraded to stronger CVs with axles from Bobby Long. The axles as stock are larger than LR's in diameter and have 30 splines. The differentials are offset to the Right just as on a LR. You can get front vented disc brake FJ40 front ends or convert any other FJ front end from drums to discs. Rear end disc conversions are readily available and inexpensive. Standard TLC drum brakes are huge- they dwarf 88" brakes and are probably larger than 109 drum brakes(maybe even bigger than the later V8 drum brakes?). The Toyota LC differentials have a 9.XX" ring gear as compared to LR's 8.XX" ring gear and are a hypoid design- not spiral bevel like Rover diffs as a result they are much stronger diffs.

Cons:
Rear end is C clip. You have to use 6 lug wheels unless you find a way to convert to Rover pattern.

All in all the swap is a pretty economical one IMHO. I doubt a stock series would break TLC axles. It would put an end to popping 10 spline rear axles for sure.