CarolsHusband Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Brace yourselves, I'm having a serious moment. The backplates on my MK2 Hilux are shagged. They're not available as a pattern part here and Toyota want £460 for a pair of them. Gulp. I'm not having a lot of luck finding out if the MK3 are close enough with a bit of fiddling ( the swivels and hubs are the same, calipers are a bit wider for vented discs but pads are the same). Short of driving 2 hours to my supplier and comparing, it would be a bit of a gamble. The other option that has been suggested by some off-roady mates is to leave them off. Apart from having to make a bracket for the brake pipe union, I'm a bit dubious about the amount of crap that'll get flung at the brakes. Anybody got any advice/ideas ? Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Are you planning a lot of deep mud exploring? I run without backplates on a road car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 +1 for leave them off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 I do get the diff dirty now and then but I don't go looking for trouble very often.There's a voice in my head saying " they put them on there for a reason". You're both probably right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Your hilux is red, right? I'm pretty sure the workshop manual says that part can be deleted if it's a red one. I hope you said something like 'Four hundred and sixty fookin quid mate, are ye having a fookin laff? ' 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 460 squid for backplates! How many dags were part of that deal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Anybody got a price over there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Got part number? I always search that on Ebay when looking for bits. Often find good deal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Paint tin lids mate Stainless serving plates for rust proofness if you feel wealthy (Stainless steel bowls make decent headlamp buckets too tbh) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I saw a complete LN65 front diff out the back of someone's shop the other day. Surely you'd rather put the (slightly) better vented stuff on though 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Too late, bought all the standard stuff already. Which, as it's a bolt on conversion, lead to me assuming that the LN105 back plates would be pretty damn near the LN65 ones. No suppliers are willing to have an opinion whether they'd fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 If you get desperate I'm happy to try find something locally, how nice would they have to be to be worth while? The outdoor diff I was offered parts off was from a LN65 I'm pretty sure. Also we're talking ln60 shape right? Isn't that technically mk4? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 As far as I know it's a MK 2 or LN65R. 1984-88. If you're looking at my thread don't be put off by the bed, that's off a 2004 MK4. /pic of what it looked like new but in blue, not red. Thanks for the offer of finding some there, I may end up doing that. Probly end up cheaper too. 460 quid ? You can buy a whole car for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 That's 4th Gen. 2nd is this style 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 later vented brakes and calipers will fit with stock backing plates. just have to give them a little trim to fit the caliper from memory so guessing will work the other way.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Raizer said: That's 4th Gen. 2nd is this style In your crazy, upside down, had Japanese cars forever type reality. We only had Land Rovers until 1979. 5 hours ago, kpr said: later vented brakes and calipers will fit with stock backing plates. just have to give them a little trim to fit the caliper from memory so guessing will work the other way.. Thanks man, that's all I needed to know. Ordering them right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Yeah. Don't confuse generations of Hilux with "Mk". The British do their own thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 This is a super handy website for cross checking part numbers sharol http://www.japan-parts.eu/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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