alright this could be a fairly long and rambling post but hopefully someone can enlighten me as where i gone wrong.i bought a rear axle from a 1992 lj78 with factory diff lock and disc brakes to fit on my 1988 lj70.it has been mentioned on a few previous posts that this is a straight swop
it arrived this morning and i had a chance to compare it to my existing rear axle
the set up is totally different as you hopefully can see.the radius arms bolt into a different position and it is set up for both the shocks to bolt onto the front side of the axle rather than one in front and one behind like my current set up.
Does my round headlight earlier lj70 have a totally different rear axle set up from the later square headlight lj70 or is this a totally wrong axle.it seems the same width,the diff casing appears to line up with the prop and seems to have the same bolt pattern.i,ve been assured its from a 92 prado
now i know this can all be sorted with a hammer,angle grinder and welder,but now i,m wondering if this is compatible with my existing front axle with respect to ratios
while i,m at it does anyone have a wiring diagram for the rear locker.i,ve got the dash mounted switch which has two thin wires coming from it and the cable attached into the rear axle has 6 wires of various colours
i know there would normally be a series of locked and unlocked light flashing on the dash.this motor is not going to be used on the road and i just want to have it on or off.i dont have the diff lock symbols or lights on my dash
final point.having paid for this axle and had it delivered i was informed that when they sell a complete axle they obviously dont include the calipers (they had sold them already)which i was not incredibly impressed with as i dont think the drums on my existing axle will not bolt onto this axle.if anyone has a set of calipers from an old axle for sale i,d be most interested
any help would be much appreciated
it arrived this morning and i had a chance to compare it to my existing rear axle
the set up is totally different as you hopefully can see.the radius arms bolt into a different position and it is set up for both the shocks to bolt onto the front side of the axle rather than one in front and one behind like my current set up.
Does my round headlight earlier lj70 have a totally different rear axle set up from the later square headlight lj70 or is this a totally wrong axle.it seems the same width,the diff casing appears to line up with the prop and seems to have the same bolt pattern.i,ve been assured its from a 92 prado
now i know this can all be sorted with a hammer,angle grinder and welder,but now i,m wondering if this is compatible with my existing front axle with respect to ratios
while i,m at it does anyone have a wiring diagram for the rear locker.i,ve got the dash mounted switch which has two thin wires coming from it and the cable attached into the rear axle has 6 wires of various colours
i know there would normally be a series of locked and unlocked light flashing on the dash.this motor is not going to be used on the road and i just want to have it on or off.i dont have the diff lock symbols or lights on my dash
final point.having paid for this axle and had it delivered i was informed that when they sell a complete axle they obviously dont include the calipers (they had sold them already)which i was not incredibly impressed with as i dont think the drums on my existing axle will not bolt onto this axle.if anyone has a set of calipers from an old axle for sale i,d be most interested
any help would be much appreciated