Just another samurai project

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Have had this thing just over a year without even ordering any parts for it. I remedied that last week by ordering a Toyota axle swap kit for it


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I dont have a set plan for this one except that Im going too use a toyota mini truck axle in the front. rear is too be determined still. will be a toyota axle of some sort.

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so bought a 8.4 tundra diff today with the idea of making a offset rear diff out of it.

so quick specs

tundra 8.4 inch
wms 66.5
30 spline
uses same carrier bearings as a minitruck diff

mini truck 8 inch
wms 55
30 spline
uses same carrier bearings as tundra diff

going with the fact toyota is famous for not changing something if it works. Could I chopped the passenger side down to install a mini truck axle shaft and narrow it down too say a 58 ish width

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My other thought is could i make a short shaft off of a landcruiser work by swapping the bearing retainer ?

[HMF]

This intrigues me... I think if the bearing retainer likes up run it

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Sky off-road used to do something similar with early ifs housings and moser would cut the passenger side axle shaft if using just a non ifs passenger side axle shaft wasn’t enough offset


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[SasquatchCdn]

so bought a 8.4 tundra diff today with the idea of making a offset rear diff out of it.

so quick specs

tundra 8.4 inch
wms 66.5
30 spline
uses same carrier bearings as a minitruck diff

mini truck 8 inch
wms 55
30 spline
uses same carrier bearings as tundra diff

going with the fact toyota is famous for not changing something if it works. Could I chopped the passenger side down to install a mini truck axle shaft and narrow it down too say a 58 ish width

Yes that would work.
8", 8.4" and 9.5 shafts are all the same splines. Just find a shaft that's the right length and go for it.
Also the same as Ford Dana 60 rear shafts...


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Ford full float axles?


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[SasquatchCdn]

Ford full float axles?


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Yeah.

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Hmm I have one of those that came with the shop lol


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Grabbed the tundra today here it is with a fj60 axle in the background


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[Snowracer]

the correct diffs to be using are on that truck........

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the correct diffs to be using are on that truck........

if this was going to be another buggy they would already be under there. this is going to be a more street friendly build. something I can take too the mall and intimidate the all the gay-k owners.

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Started stripping down a parts diff last night


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[Provience]