I NEED A DIFF!

[MRJLB84D]

im after a 5stud diff for my XL wagon... prefer one from a XK-XP ute as its a straight swap but if someone has a modified diff that will go straight in im all ears

Im located Near Newcastle NSW (you know, you can nibble nobbys nuts but you cant pasha bulker hehe)

Anyway if anyone has something get back to me

cheers
Dave

 

[xctasy]

Take a leaft form Addo's book, and think not least cost option, but the one that works.


Toyota Hilux SR5 Lift out , which is 114.3 mm pcd Falcon five stud
or BW 78 from Cortina TC to TE 6, which is 108 mm PCD four stud,
or BW 78 from Commodore VK onwards, which is 120 mm five stud.
or shortend EB II - ELII 28 spline BTR 78, shortened 100 mm

The best is the Hilux one in 3.9:1 ratio with LSD and 31 splin axles...pretty solid, and easy to fit, and under every blown up Toyota...

Change of hubs and axles is easy on Cortina. You can drill and fill a 5 stud PCD on a Cortina axle, or swap in Commodore diff.

Holden diff is good, has great disc brakes with internal drum brake set-up whci is easy to fit, and you can drill nad fill to 114.3 mm five stud, or change the front brakes for DBA blanks used for early Mustangs, and drill for Commodore metric 120 mm PCD studs, and adjust the offset to suit your Falcon, and get some really good brakes for very little money.


Any way, don't look for the cheapest diff, use the one that works.

Oh, and by the way, all BW or BTR 78 diffs have an offset, and therefore, a short and long axles.

Very smart people get ute or station wagon axles, such as the tougher EB II onwards Ford 28 spline diff's. These can be can be shortened over 100 mm from there 1527 mmmtrack to the Falcon XP's 1420 mm, by just using two of the short axles.

So a shortened axle is made with the fitting of one axle shaft, for less money. They have really good disk brakes, service back-up, and even the ability ot use an ABS circuit, whic is great if you want to make up a traction controll device at the drags.

 

[MRJLB84D]

wasnt only the cost for the reason i wanted a stock 5 stud diff. other reason is i WANTED to get the diff from my XA shortened to suit but everytime i rang the diff place about doing it (only place in newcastle too mind you) the guy was always too busy and not able to talk or give me prices.

Then when someone could tell me about it, i told him that i can simply run 2 short axles and the housing shortened but then he went on with a whole lot of crap and basically said it wasnt done that way so..... where does that leave me... yeh all those other diffs would be a great option, but to send a diff to sydney to get shortened and brought back here, i may aswell just build a brand new 9in and almost come out even.

Im not going to bother with modifying commodore stuff, the EB diff is an option later but for now i will be satified with a disc/drum setup with a stock drum 5stud diff.... just a matter of finding one.... plus the cost is right, and it will work

 

[Cool23]

im after a 5stud diff for my XL wagon... prefer one from a XK-XP ute as its a straight swap but if someone has a modified diff that will go straight in im all ears

An 8Inch would be a better swap as most diff shops could set that up for you. A better ratio than a Ute diff.

Im located Near Newcastle NSW (you know, you can nibble nobbys nuts but you cant pasha bulker hehe)

I hear that Ship has been moved

 

[MRJLB84D]

im after a 5stud diff for my XL wagon... prefer one from a XK-XP ute as its a straight swap but if someone has a modified diff that will go straight in im all ears

An 8Inch would be a better swap as most diff shops could set that up for you. A better ratio than a Ute diff.

Im located Near Newcastle NSW (you know, you can nibble nobbys nuts but you cant pasha bulker hehe)

I hear that Ship has been moved

id like to use the BW diff from my XA but the only diff place in newcastle keep giving me the screw around and pissing me off

Yeh the ship gone.... i kinda liked it there but oh well

 

[Cool23]

im after a 5stud diff for my XL wagon... prefer one from a XK-XP ute as its a straight swap but if someone has a modified diff that will go straight in im all ears

An 8Inch would be a better swap as most diff shops could set that up for you. A better ratio than a Ute diff.

Im located Near Newcastle NSW (you know, you can nibble nobbys nuts but you cant pasha bulker hehe)

I hear that Ship has been moved

id like to use the BW diff from my XA but the only diff place in newcastle keep giving me the screw around and pissing me off

Yeh the ship gone.... i kinda liked it there but oh well

Surely you can find another diff shop Does it have to be local ? XA I think it would be to wide.

As for the ship - I think it sat there for to long.