Topic: fj60 axle questions

[yjay]

Are fj60(like the one pictured) rear axles the same as v6 ones? Are the front axles the same as 1st gen truck stuff and/or a good candidate for sas ? Is the width correct?
Thanx

[dniel]

The fronts are the similar to a mini. The main difference is it has a 9.5" ring gear. It is also about 3" wider. The outers are the same as a mini.



The rear is offset and would not work well for a mini truck.

[yjay [OP]]

Are the fronts preferable then to a 8"? The reason I'm asking is because I found some cheap.Also wondering about aftermarket.

[dniel]

Are the fronts preferable then to a 8"? The reason I'm asking is because I found some cheap.Also wondering about aftermarket.

My brother is thinking about using one. The ring and pinion would be much stronger than a mini and you can use 30 spline longs in them. You can get 4.88 and 5.29 gears and lockers for them. They are also 58.5" wide and would match an ifs rear without spacers. Before you buy do research on fine and coarse spline pinions. You want the fine spline ones which came in later models. Ih8mud.com is a good cruiser site.

These axles are very cheap were I live. If the set you're looking at is fine spline run the front and keep the third from the rear for a spare as it is the same as the front.

[yjay [OP]]

Good info. Thanks.

[Hammerhead]

FJ60 front axle is good for SAS and the offset rear can be hybridized with toy-mini axles to make a matching rear... 

[Hammerhead]

Forgot to mention this thread in the Cruiser section...

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=44233.0

[twistedtoy92]

nice info!!