beachlander Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Been thinking about what i could do with my diff in my panel van after the s series eventually shits itself. I know people have used hilux diffs in the past, but i think that would be a bit overkill as im only running a 4age and they are pretty bloody expensive. Been searching the interwebs and found some people use t series diffs out of coronas/ae86s etc. Would this be a good upgrade over the standard diff? I know the variety of diffs is a lot better, LSDs etc. Also, what sort of cost would it be to convert a t series to leaf springs? And where would be the best place to get it done? Cheers, Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey_jorg Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 i dont know any toyota diff codes but read on rotahavik that ya use a diff out of a toyoace from the late 80s to early 90s era as they are strong'ish and are 15ish mm longer than standard dx diffs. but in saying that a mate kept blowing dx diffs in his 13bt rotary sedan until he changed diff angle and driveshaft angle and now has no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 4wd town/lite/masterace vans are f series and some came lsd. Cruise the pick a parts for your successfull doner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae85 fiend Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Hey dude, if your keen I got a spare T series housing that was off a Ta22, so its a tad longer than the ke35's 1356mm wide diff or something. I'm in Auckland, you'd just be needing a diff head, your brakelines and some brake housings for it. I maaay be able to help you out with a diff head with a 4.1 ratio but unsure what my 4.8 will be like... Weld on your leaf spring mounts and your set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae85 fiend Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 4wd town/lite/masterace vans are f series and some came lsd. Cruise the pick a parts for your successfull doner. Didn't some of the Altezza's come out with the F series LSD as well? except IRS or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 You have a PM good sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Yea altezza is irs, they have torsen lsd which is only really good for track work. He'll want a fairly tight lsd for skids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Leaf spring E series from a 2wd liteace/townace should bolt straight in AFAIK and will be plenty strong for a 4age. Theres no LSD available for them but if its just a dori hack then a locker would be the best bet. Getting a decent F series LSD would mean going to a mechanical 2 way which will set you back $1500ish to get the diffhead set up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 F series if you can find one. i ended up with a dana 30 from a volvo 244. is 10mm shorter than ke70. is not as heavy as a hilux. comes with disc brakes too. and because it is a dana diff there is a huge selection of lockers and lsd's for them from the 4x4 guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscross Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 i had a b1600 diff that i ran behind my 4age ke35 for a while, just an open spinner. you can get the later model lsd to fit them etc, it was pretty tuff! i sine's upgranded to hilux rear, i welded on 2inch steel blocks to the housing, used the b1600 u bolt and shock plate, and used b1600 shocks. never looked back, hooks up mint and even do track days in it! i know that ke70s use the same diff housing,head,shocks etc so sould work on a dx! if you cant aford a hilux, go f series az they have good lsd options and come with disc brakes(ae86) drums(ae85) same stud patten just cut the mounts off and remake new ones for leaf sping ke70, i think the f series came out in the 80s ceilca and JAP SPEC corona azwel hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Decided to go grab and f series out of an estima/liteace when i have the time to go to pick a part. Thanks for your suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 An estima diff will need shortening a fair bit, there close to 1500mm drum to drum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drftnmaz Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 An estima diff will need shortening a fair bit, there close to 1500mm drum to drum the ones i saw at p-a-p bout a month ago were all 1450, factory ke70 is 1400, so 25mm a side, which is nothing really and will make skinny wheels still look decent... gay stud pattern but kurt shouldn't have a problem fixing that, ta22 is ~1355 so shorter than ke70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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