Chance
RIP - 10/7/2010
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Alright, so I was talking to one of my coworkers today (a toyota/zuki guy) and mention something about a dana60/toyota 8 hybrid being virtually indestructible. He said that you could take the diff pumpkin out of a dana 60 (they're 30 spline right?) and replace the 3rd member of the toy8 with the 60 center, weld er up and runn'er.
So, this got me thinkin. Front 60's are expensive as hell... but rear 60's are cheap... and so are toy axles... So what if I got a toy front axle, cut the 3rd member/centersection out, swapped the passenger and driver side axle tubes/shafts, and then swapped the toy knuckles back to the correct sides? I know the toy axle is not as wide as preferred, but I can deal with that. But, would I end up with a driver side drop 60 essentially? Low pinion though correct?
Then another coworker walked in... he recently totaled his toyota. So I asked him how much he wanted for the axles out of it. (they're in good shape, he's just an idiot) and he said "50 bucks apiece" Really? Okay next pay check I'll take the front one off your hands.
So I googled it (a pain in the ass to do on the ps3... and typing takes forever) and couldn't come up with anything. I found toy8's running 60 knuckles, and found d44/toy8 hybrids... on these they said they worked, but not well even though they are both 30 spline, one is metric and the other standard splined.
I do have a high pinion d44 at my disposal, as well as all the tools that I should need to do the job (weld, set caster, etc.) but I'm looking for some more technical info... is any hybrid worth it? I want strong, cheap, and high ground clearance (impossible I know)
Just exploring options. Thanks guys
So, this got me thinkin. Front 60's are expensive as hell... but rear 60's are cheap... and so are toy axles... So what if I got a toy front axle, cut the 3rd member/centersection out, swapped the passenger and driver side axle tubes/shafts, and then swapped the toy knuckles back to the correct sides? I know the toy axle is not as wide as preferred, but I can deal with that. But, would I end up with a driver side drop 60 essentially? Low pinion though correct?
Then another coworker walked in... he recently totaled his toyota. So I asked him how much he wanted for the axles out of it. (they're in good shape, he's just an idiot) and he said "50 bucks apiece" Really? Okay next pay check I'll take the front one off your hands.
So I googled it (a pain in the ass to do on the ps3... and typing takes forever) and couldn't come up with anything. I found toy8's running 60 knuckles, and found d44/toy8 hybrids... on these they said they worked, but not well even though they are both 30 spline, one is metric and the other standard splined.
I do have a high pinion d44 at my disposal, as well as all the tools that I should need to do the job (weld, set caster, etc.) but I'm looking for some more technical info... is any hybrid worth it? I want strong, cheap, and high ground clearance (impossible I know)
Just exploring options. Thanks guys